Girls' name · since 1913
Fermina
212 babies named Fermina in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fermina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 212 have been recorded since 1913.
Fermina has 212 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #19,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fermina ranks #19,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fermina's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Fermina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fermina's full recorded timeline at 1954, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fermina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1924)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Fermina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Fermina's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Fermina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (26% of all-time use).
Fermina by state
Where Fermina concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 5.7% |
12 of 212 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fermina's data
- Fermina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ferminas (12 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 Fermina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Fermina 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.