Girls' name · since 1898
Hermione
1,839 babies named Hermione in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,839
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hermione is the #2005 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,839 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Hermione recorded 1,839 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #2005 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #4,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,005 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,839 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hermione ranks #4,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,005 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,839 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,005 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,839
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hermione's 1,839 recorded births place it above 93.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hermione compares
1,839 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hermione's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hermione | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,839 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hermione's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hermione splits its recorded history at 2002: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 122 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hermione popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Hermione by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (625 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Hermione's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hermione births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 71
1910s
71 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
441 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s
2020s
599 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 625 births (34% of all-time use).
How Hermione 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 Hermione's total volume
Hermione by state
Where Hermione concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 232 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 204 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 77 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 58 | 3.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.7% |
232 of 1,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Hermione appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hermione's data
- Hermione's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (625 total births) through the 2020s (599) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hermiones (232 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hermione
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hermione
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hermione: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Hermione 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.