Boys' name · since 1912
Hymie
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.
- #16,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hymie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 113 have been recorded since 1912.
Hymie has 113 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2017.
- #16,599 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hymie ranks #16,599 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,599 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hymie's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Hymie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hymie splits its recorded history at 1920: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hymie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2017
- Peak year (1917)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Hymie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (57 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Hymie's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Hymie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 57 births (50% of all-time use).
Hymie by state
Where Hymie concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.4% |
5 of 113 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hymie's data
- Hymie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hymies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Hymie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1912–2017 (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 Hymie 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.