Unisex name · since 2004
Hemi
Hemi has 186 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hemi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 186 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hemi has been recorded 186 times among boys since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #13,399 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hemi ranks #13,399 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hemi's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hemi's full recorded timeline at 2016, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hemi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Hemi popularity over time - girls
102 total births recorded since 2007 (Hemi as girls' name)
Hemi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Hemi's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Hemi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Hemi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Hemi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Hemi 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.