Nermin

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From Ottoman Turkish نرمین; literal meaning unconfirmed

Nermin has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2000. 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 2007, with 8 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 65% boys, 35% girls all-time.

Babies named Nermin, 2008

1 in 655,000

Nermin over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Nermin over time

In 2020, Nermin went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

20002020

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Nermin: meaning, origin, and history

From Ottoman Turkish نرمین; literal meaning unconfirmed

Persian

What Nermin means

Nermin is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Nermin is used in Turkish. Its origins include Persian.

Nermin comes through Ottoman Turkish نرمین.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 32 boys were recorded with the name Nermin between 2000 and 2008. Its highest annual count was 8 in 2007; its best national rank was #9,323 in 2003.

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Nermin between 2012 and 2020. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2014; its best national rank was #14,159 in 2014.

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 Nermin?

Nermin had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2008, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2008: 1 in 655,000; 6 of 3,930,727 births
Among boys only: 1 in 340,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2008: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 454,097 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Nermin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2008 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 454,097 children born in 2008 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Nermin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nermins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Nermin was born before 2004 — so the typical Nermin is around 21 today.

Median birth year: 2004; About 21 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 32; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (32).

Is Nermin 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 2007 (8)
Years since peak: 18; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 26.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #9,323; 2003

Spellings of Nermin

Nermin is not the most common spelling — Norman is, with 45.2% against Nermin's <0.01%.

Norman45.2%253,160
Herman24.3%135,977
Ervin7.0%38,991
Erwin3.8%21,213
Kermit2.9%16,445
Merlin2.7%15,049
Mervin2.2%12,322
German1.8%10,290

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.

Nermin around the world

Where Nermin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
2014–2016
#5,462
in 2016

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Nermin by the numbers

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

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #9,323; 2003
Peak year: 2007; 8 that year
First recorded: 2000
Last recorded: 2008
All-time count: 32
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #14,159; 2014
Peak year: 2014; 7 that year
First recorded: 2012
Last recorded: 2020
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Nermin

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

Neriah Neriel Nerick Nerik Nereo Nerses Neric Alamin Desmin Jimin Neron Jaemin Taemin Belmin Daymin Hamin Binyumin Muhaymin Yasmin Mumin Dezmin Firmin Zamin Nereida

Sibling names for Nermin

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

Jailyn Kalli Marlen Jaylyn Lupita Rhianna Marin Yuliana

For a brother

Jaeden Jamarcus Slade Brandt Ean Davian Isai Aryan

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