Girls' name · since 1999
Hermela
300 babies named Hermela in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
300 babies have been named Hermela since 1999, making it today's #9787 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermela has been recorded 300 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #9787 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #15,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,787 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 300 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermela ranks #15,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 300 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 300
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hermela's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
How Hermela compares
300 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Hermela's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hermela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 300 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hermela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hermela's full recorded timeline at 2013, 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 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hermela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Hermela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Hermela's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Hermela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (42% of all-time use).
Hermela by state
Where Hermela concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hermela's data
- Hermela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Hermelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Hermela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Hermela 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.