Recorded 1880–1973 Girls' name Peak 1916 1,534 births

Hermine — girls' name

1,534 babies named Hermine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s511890s1311900s1161910s3481920s3661930s2471940s1621950s911960s141970s8
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Hermine was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

51 babies were named Hermine in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hermine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,534 babies named Hermine between 1880 and 1973, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hermine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 366 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Hermine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Hermine in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermine 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 1,534 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.

Hermine at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

1,534

Since 1880

94 years of records

Peak year

1916

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1880

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 1973

Hermine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1880

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1916)
51
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
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Hermine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
366 births that decade — 24% of Hermine's all-time total
1880s511890s1311900s1161910s3481920s3661930s2471940s1621950s911960s141970s8

Hermine by state

Where Hermine concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Hermine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
258 16.8%
#2 Ohio
53 3.5%
#3 Illinois
17 1.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
9 0.6%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.3%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.3%
New York share of Hermine's total US births 16.8%
Even split

258 of 1,534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hermine?
1,534 babies have been named Hermine since 1880. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1916 with 51 births.
When was Hermine most popular?
Hermine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 366 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Hermine most popular?
The top states for the name Hermine are New York (258 births), Ohio (53 births), Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Hermine been used?
Hermine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 94 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Hermine?
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, 1880–1973 (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.