Boys' name · since 1910
Fermin
Fermin has 4,832 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,832
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,832 babies have been named Fermin since 1910, making it today's #3859 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fermin recorded 4,832 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #3859 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #1,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,859 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,832 born since 1910
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fermin ranks #1,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,832 born since 1910, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,832
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fermin's 4,832 recorded births place it above 96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Fermin compares
4,832 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fermin's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fermin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,832 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fermin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fermin's full recorded timeline at 1968, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fermin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Fermin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (765 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Fermin's strongest decade.
765 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Fermin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 134
1910s
134 births
- 1920s 287
1920s
287 births
- 1930s 247
1930s
247 births
- 1940s 305
1940s
305 births
- 1950s
1950s
400 births
- 1960s
1960s
391 births
- 1970s
1970s
502 births
- 1980s
1980s
585 births
- 1990s
1990s
765 births
- 2000s
2000s
646 births
- 2010s
2010s
394 births
- 2020s 176
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 765 births (16% of all-time use).
How Fermin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fermin's total volume
Fermin by state
Where Fermin concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,435 | 29.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,218 | 25.2% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 178 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 114 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 65 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 48 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 37 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 15 | 0.3% |
1,435 of 4,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Fermin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fermin's data
- Fermin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (765 total births); usage has since declined to 176 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Fermins (1,435 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fermin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fermin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.