Recorded 1912–2017 Boys' name Peak 1917 113 births

Hymie — boys' name

113 babies named Hymie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s571920s461930s52010s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Hymie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hymie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hymie

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Hymie between 1912 and 2017, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hymie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hymie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hymie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hymie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hymie 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 113 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.

Hymie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

113

Since 1912

106 years of records

Peak year

1917

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1912

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2017

Hymie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1912

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 2017192619221919191619131912 5

Hymie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
57 births that decade — 50% of Hymie's all-time total
1910s571920s461930s52010s5

Hymie by state

Where Hymie concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hymie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.4%
New York share of Hymie's total US births 4.4%

5 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hymie?
113 babies have been named Hymie since 1912. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1917 with 11 births.
When was Hymie most popular?
Hymie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Hymie most popular?
The top states for the name Hymie are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Hymie been used?
Hymie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 106 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Hymie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hyman, Hymen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–2017 (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.