How Many People Are Named Fermin?
An estimated 3,809 people in the United States have the first name Fermin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Fermin peaked in popularity in 1993 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fermin 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 Fermin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,809
About 1 in 89,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1993
86 births
Total Registered
4,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fermin
Fermin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,804 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fermin as a male name
Ranked #3,711 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (86 births)
Fermin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fermin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 765 babies were registered. Fermin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fermin by Decade
How has Fermin 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.
Fermin by State
Birth registrations for Fermin span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Washington, Colorado, North Carolina. On average, about 311 Fermins were registered per state.
Fermin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fermin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fermin
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fermin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fermin?
We estimate approximately 3,809 people named Fermin 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 89,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Fermin a common name?
Fermin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fermin most popular?
Fermin reached peak popularity in 1993, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fermin is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fermin a male name?
Fermin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fermin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fermin Smith, Fermin Johnson, Fermin 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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