How Many People Are Named Hermine?
An estimated 203 people in the United States have the first name Hermine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Hermine peaked in popularity in 1916 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hermine 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 Hermine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Hermine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
Estimated Living Americans
203
About 1 in 1,688,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1916
51 births
Total Registered
1,534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hermine
Hermine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,534 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hermine as a female name
Ranked #6,284 in 1973
8 female births in 1973
Peak: 1916 (51 births)
Hermine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hermine span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 366 babies were registered. Hermine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hermine by Decade
How has Hermine 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.
Hermine by State
Birth registrations for Hermine span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. On average, about 58 Hermines were registered per state.
Hermine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hermine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hermine
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hermine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hermine?
We estimate approximately 203 people named Hermine 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 1,688,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Hermine a common name?
Hermine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hermine most popular?
Hermine reached peak popularity in 1916, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hermine is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hermine a female name?
Hermine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hermine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hermine Smith, Hermine Johnson, Hermine 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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