How Many People Are Named Hermione?
An estimated 1,587 people in the United States have the first name Hermione. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Hermione peaked in popularity in 2024 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hermione 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 Hermione paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hermione is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,587
About 1 in 215,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
122 births
Total Registered
1,744
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hermione
Hermione is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,744 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hermione as a female name
Ranked #1,672 in 2024
122 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (122 births)
Hermione: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hermione span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 625 babies were registered. Hermione remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hermione by Decade
How has Hermione 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.
Hermione by State
Birth registrations for Hermione span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 42 Hermiones were registered per state.
Hermione + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hermione as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hermione
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hermione: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hermione?
We estimate approximately 1,587 people named Hermione 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 215,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Hermione a common name?
Hermione is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,744 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hermione most popular?
Hermione reached peak popularity in 2024, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hermione is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hermione a female name?
Hermione is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hermione Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hermione Smith, Hermione Johnson, Hermione 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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