Recorded 1915–1958 Girls' name Peak 1931 159 births

Hermenia — girls' name

159 babies named Hermenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s131930s531940s501950s30
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hermenia was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hermenia in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hermenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Hermenia between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hermenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermenia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hermenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hermenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermenia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 159 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hermenia at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

159

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1931

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Hermenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1931)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 195819511947194419401936193219241915 5

Hermenia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
53 births that decade — 33% of Hermenia's all-time total
1910s131920s131930s531940s501950s30

Hermenia by state

Where Hermenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hermenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 3.1%
South Carolina share of Hermenia's total US births 3.1%

5 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hermenia?
159 babies have been named Hermenia since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1931 with 11 births.
When was Hermenia most popular?
Hermenia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Hermenia most popular?
The top states for the name Hermenia are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Hermenia been used?
Hermenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Hermenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herlinda, Herminia, Hermelinda, Hermione, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.