Girls' name · since 1915
Hermelinda
2,039 babies named Hermelinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,039
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,039 babies have been named Hermelinda since 1915, making it today's #8903 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hermelinda recorded 2,039 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #8903 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,903 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,039 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermelinda ranks #4,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,903 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,039 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,039
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Hermelinda's 2,039 recorded births place it above 93.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hermelinda compares
2,039 Top 22% higher than 78% of 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
Hermelinda's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hermelinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,039 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hermelinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hermelinda's full recorded timeline at 1969, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hermelinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Hermelinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (422 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Hermelinda's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Hermelinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 164
1920s
164 births
- 1930s 151
1930s
151 births
- 1940s
1940s
256 births
- 1950s
1950s
422 births
- 1960s
1960s
348 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s 133
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 120
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 422 births (21% of all-time use).
How Hermelinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hermelinda's total volume
Hermelinda by state
Where Hermelinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,090 | 53.5% |
| #2 | California | | 319 | 15.6% |
1,090 of 2,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hermelinda's data
- Hermelinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hermelindas (1,090 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 Hermelinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Hermelinda 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.