Recorded 1889–1943 Girls' name Peak 1917 305 births

Hermie — girls' name

305 babies named Hermie in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s171900s391910s841920s1001930s511940s9
1920s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

17 babies were named Hermie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hermie

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Hermie between 1889 and 1943, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hermie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hermie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hermie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermie 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 305 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.

Hermie at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

305

Since 1889

55 years of records

Peak year

1917

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1889

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1943

Hermie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1889

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1917)
17
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 19431931192619211916190819021889 5

Hermie popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1923 (Hermie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19401923 5

Hermie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
100 births that decade — 33% of Hermie's all-time total
1880s51890s171900s391910s841920s1001930s511940s9

Hermie by state

Where Hermie concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hermie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
21 6.9%
Mississippi share of Hermie's total US births 6.9%

21 of 305 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hermie?
305 babies have been named Hermie since 1889. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1917 with 17 births.
When was Hermie most popular?
Hermie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Hermie most popular?
The top states for the name Hermie are Mississippi (21 births).
How long has the name Hermie been used?
Hermie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 55 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Hermie?
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, 1889–1943 (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.