Girls' name · since 1894
Herminia
Herminia has 3,757 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,757
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herminia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,757 recorded since 1894.
Herminia has 3,757 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2024.
- #3,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,757 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Herminia ranks #3,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,757 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,757
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Herminia's 3,757 recorded births place it above 95.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Herminia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Herminia splits its recorded history at 1955: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Herminia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2024
- Peak year (1929)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Herminia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (684 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Herminia's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Herminia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 102
1900s
102 births
- 1910s
1910s
333 births
- 1920s
1920s
684 births
- 1930s
1930s
558 births
- 1940s
1940s
485 births
- 1950s
1950s
476 births
- 1960s
1960s
288 births
- 1970s
1970s
303 births
- 1980s 209
1980s
209 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 684 births (18% of all-time use).
How Herminia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Herminia's total volume
Herminia by state
Where Herminia concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| 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% |
2,093 of 3,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Herminia's data
- Herminia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Herminias (2,093 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Herminia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1894–2024 (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 Herminia 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.