US rank #12155 Girls' name Peak 1929 3,757 births

Herminia — #12155 US girls' name

3,757 babies named Herminia in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s311900s1021910s3331920s6841930s5581940s4851950s4761960s2881970s3031980s2091990s1622000s872010s272020s12
#12155
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

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

1929
Single peak year

93 babies were named Herminia in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Herminia

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,757 babies named Herminia between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Herminia currently holds the #12155 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herminia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 684 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Herminia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,093 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Herminia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herminia 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 3,757 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.

Herminia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,757

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

1929

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#12,155

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Herminia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1929)
93
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Herminia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
684 births that decade — 18% of Herminia's all-time total
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Herminia by state

Where Herminia concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Herminia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,093 55.7%
#2 California
368 9.8%
#3 Arizona
61 1.6%
#4 New York
61 1.6%
#5 New Mexico
40 1.1%
#6 Illinois
11 0.3%
#7 Massachusetts
10 0.3%
Texas share of Herminia's total US births 55.7%
Even split

2,093 of 3,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herminia?
3,757 babies have been named Herminia since 1894. It currently ranks #12155 among girls. The peak year was 1929 with 93 births.
When was Herminia most popular?
Herminia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 684 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Herminia most popular?
The top states for the name Herminia are Texas (2,093 births), California (368 births), Arizona (61 births).
How long has the name Herminia been used?
Herminia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Herminia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herlinda, Hermelinda, Hermione, Hermina, 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, 1894–2024 (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.