Hermie

Girls' name

Diminutive of Herman or Hermione

Hermie has been given to 317 babies in the U.S. since 1889. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1917, with 17 recorded.

Babies named Hermie, 1943

1 in 314,000

Hermie over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Hermie: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Herman or Hermione

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Hermie means

Hermie is a diminutive of Herman or Hermione.

Origin, language, and formation

Hermie is used in English and Cebuano.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Herman, Hermione, Herminigildo and Herminigilda.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 305 girls were recorded with the name Hermie between 1889 and 1943. Its highest annual count was 17 in 1917; its best national rank was #1,349 in 1892.

In the United States, 12 boys were recorded with the name Hermie between 1923 and 1940. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1940; its best national rank was #2,989 in 1940.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Hermie?

Hermie had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1943, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1943: 1 in 314,000; 9 of 2,822,499 births
Among girls only: 1 in 155,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1943: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 217,380 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Hermie sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1943 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 217,380 children born in 1943 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Hermie. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Hermies were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Hermie was born before 1920 — so the typical Hermie is around 105 today.

Median birth year: 1920; About 105 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 32.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 57.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 32.8% of all recorded uses (100).

Is Hermie rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1917 (17)
Years since peak: 108; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 25.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,349; 1892

Spellings of Hermie

Hermie is not the most common spelling — Sherrie is, with 18.3% against Hermie's 0.16%.

Sherrie18.3%35,148
Cherie15.6%29,969
Terrie10.3%19,729
Bertie7.2%13,736
Emmie5.4%10,387
Kerrie4.5%8,589
Gertie4.5%8,532
Hettie3.8%7,294

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Hermie is used

Across 1910–2025, Hermie was most concentrated in Mississippi — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 98,093 across all states with data.

11 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Mississippi1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Hermie has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Hermie by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,349; 1892
Peak year: 1917; 17 that year
First recorded: 1889
Last recorded: 1943
All-time count: 305
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,989; 1940
Peak year: 1940; 7 that year
First recorded: 1923
Last recorded: 1940
All-time count: 12
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Hermie

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Heran Hermela Hermon Blimie Remmie Nyomie Raymie Hero Noemie Nehemie Herman Hermila Kammie Herani Samie Remie Hera Timmie Kimmie Carmie Esmie Romie Hertha Clemie

Sibling names for Hermie

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Albina Nelle Orpha Antonette Winnifred Maurine Johnie Dovie

For a brother

Regis Meyer Rosario Lyman Winfield Dorsey Granville Abe

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