Girls' name · since 1915
Hermenia
Hermenia has 159 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Hermenia since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermenia has been recorded 159 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1958.
- #22,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermenia ranks #22,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Hermenia's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Hermenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hermenia's full recorded timeline at 1941, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hermenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1958
- Peak year (1931)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Hermenia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (53 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Hermenia's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hermenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 53 births (33% of all-time use).
Hermenia by state
Where Hermenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hermenia's data
- Hermenia's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1950s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Hermenias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hermenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1915–1958 (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 Hermenia 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.