Girls' name · since 1921
Hermila
232 babies named Hermila in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hermila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 232 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermila has been recorded 232 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2015.
- #18,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermila ranks #18,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hermila's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Hermila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hermila splits its recorded history at 1961: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hermila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2015
- Peak year (1944)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Hermila by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Hermila's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Hermila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (18% of all-time use).
Hermila by state
Where Hermila concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 58 | 25.0% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 6.5% |
58 of 232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hermila's data
- Hermila's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hermilas (58 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hermila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1921–2015 (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 Hermila 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.