Boys' name · since 1911
Hymen
285 babies named Hymen in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hymen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 285 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hymen has been recorded 285 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1931.
- #10,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 285 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hymen ranks #10,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hymen's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Hymen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hymen splits its recorded history at 1920: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hymen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1931
- Peak year (1918)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Hymen by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (192 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Hymen's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Hymen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
192 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 192 births (67% of all-time use).
Hymen by state
Where Hymen concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 82 | 28.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
82 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Hymen's data
- Hymen's decade-level peak was the 1910s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Hymens (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hymen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1911–1931 (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 Hymen 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.