Recorded 1921–2015 Girls' name Peak 1944 232 births

Hermila — girls' name

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.

1920s271930s241940s281950s361960s201970s421980s141990s162000s152010s10
1970s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Hermila was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hermila in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hermila

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Hermila between 1921 and 2015, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hermila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermila performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Hermila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hermila in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermila 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 232 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.

Hermila at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

232

Since 1921

95 years of records

Peak year

1944

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1921

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2015

Hermila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1921

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1944)
9
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
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Hermila by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
42 births that decade — 18% of Hermila's all-time total
1920s271930s241940s281950s361960s201970s421980s141990s162000s152010s10

Hermila by state

Where Hermila concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hermila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
58 25.0%
#2 California
15 6.5%
Texas share of Hermila's total US births 25.0%
Even split

58 of 232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hermila?
232 babies have been named Hermila since 1921. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1944 with 9 births.
When was Hermila most popular?
Hermila was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Hermila most popular?
The top states for the name Hermila are Texas (58 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Hermila been used?
Hermila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 95 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Hermila?
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, 1921–2015 (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.