Boys' name · since 1900
Kermit
Kermit has 16,445 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,445
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kermit currently ranks #10740 among boys' names in America, with 16,445 babies recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Kermit recorded 16,445 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #10740 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #922 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,740 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,445 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kermit ranks #922 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,740 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,445 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,445
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Kermit's 16,445 recorded births place it above 97.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kermit compares
16,445 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kermit's all-time total is 45x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kermit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,445 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 431 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kermit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kermit splits its recorded history at 1960: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% 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 1919 peak of 431 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kermit popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 431
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Kermit popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1912 (Kermit as girls' name)
Kermit by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,997 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Kermit's strongest decade.
2,997 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Kermit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 377
1900s
377 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,687 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,997 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,794 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,654 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,965 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,442 births
- 1970s 841
1970s
841 births
- 1980s 337
1980s
337 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,997 births (18% of all-time use).
How Kermit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kermit's total volume
Kermit by state
Where Kermit concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 994 | 6.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 894 | 5.4% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 879 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 827 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 733 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 701 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 649 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 611 | 3.7% |
994 of 16,445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Kermit appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kermit's data
- Kermit's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,997 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.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kermits (994 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Kermit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Kermit 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.