Girls' name · since 1889
Hermie
Hermie has 305 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
305 girls have been named Hermie since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hermie has 305 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1943.
- #15,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 305 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermie ranks #15,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hermie's 305 recorded births place it above 78.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Hermie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hermie's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hermie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1943
- Peak year (1917)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Hermie popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1923 (Hermie as boys' name)
Hermie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (100 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Hermie's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hermie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 39
1900s
39 births
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 100 births (33% of all-time use).
Hermie by state
Where Hermie concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 21 | 6.9% |
21 of 305 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hermie's data
- Hermie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Hermies (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Hermie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1889–1943 (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 Hermie 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.