How Many People Are Named Ermias?
An estimated 2,052 people in the United States have the first name Ermias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Ermias peaked in popularity in 2019 with 529 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ermias as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ermias paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ermias is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 6, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,052
About 1 in 167,034 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2019
529 births
Total Registered
2,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ermias
Ermias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,066 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Ermias as a male name
Ranked #987 in 2024
227 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (523 births)
Ermias as a female name
Ranked #14,325 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Ermias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ermias span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,446 babies were registered. Ermias remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ermias by Decade
How has Ermias tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ermias by State
Birth registrations for Ermias span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, Kansas, District of Columbia. On average, about 53 Ermiass were registered per state.
Ermias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ermias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ermias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ermias?
We estimate approximately 2,052 people named Ermias are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 167,034 Americans share this first name.
Is Ermias a common name?
Ermias is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ermias most popular?
Ermias reached peak popularity in 2019, when 529 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ermias is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ermias a male name?
Ermias is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ermias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ermias Smith, Ermias Johnson, Ermias Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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