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girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Hermione

Meaning From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,008 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē).

Rank 2025
#2,008
among girls · ↓330 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Hermione · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
122 babies
All-time total
1,839
#4,971 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Hermione popularity over time

1,839 babies have been named Hermione since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 6 1 – #1,591
1900s 5 1 -17% #2,194
1910s 71 7 +1320% #1,913
1920s 49 5 -31% #2,236
1930s 7 1 -86% #3,726
1940s – – – –
1950s 14 1 – #4,545
1960s 7 1 -50% #5,363
1970s 15 2 +114% #8,442
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 441 44 – #2,493
2010s 625 63 +42% #2,097
2020s (to 2025) 599 100 +60% #1,678

Where Hermione is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 103 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.07 outside top 500
2029 109 0.07 outside top 500
2030 111 0.07 outside top 500

Where Hermione is most popular

Girls named Hermione per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.062 per 1,000. Strongest in North Carolina, Texas, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hermione born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Carolina 24 0.105 +69%
Texas 79 0.098 +57%
New York 32 0.081 +30%
Maryland 6 0.057 -9%
California 45 0.054 -14%
Alabama 5 0.053 -15%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -19%
Georgia 11 0.048 -22%
Florida 20 0.047 -25%
Missouri 5 0.041 -33%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -39%
Arizona 5 0.036 -43%
Illinois 7 0.031 -51%
Ohio 7 0.030 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -56%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hermione

Hermione is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,008 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 1,839 American babies have been named Hermione. Its peak came in 2024, when 122 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hermione stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hermione?

The median living Hermione is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 1,700 people named Hermione are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hermione year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 95 #2,008
2024 122 #1,678
2023 101 #1,950
2022 117 #1,768
2021 71 #2,496
2020 93 #2,010
2019 90 #2,097
2018 79 #2,314
2017 80 #2,307
2016 71 #2,525
2015 57 #3,009
2014 57 #2,983
2013 47 #3,377
2012 52 #3,187
2011 55 #3,064
2010 37 #4,057
2009 47 #3,480
2008 61 #2,901
2007 67 #2,726
2006 74 #2,493
2005 57 #2,882
2004 54 #2,938
2003 59 #2,685
2002 17 #6,503
2001 5 #16,258
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 5 #9,573
1970 5 #8,442
1965 – –
1960 7 #5,363
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 7 #4,197
1920 6 #4,622
1915 17 #1,913
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Hermione

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Hermione Baddeley Hermione Baddeley English actress (1906–1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Hermione Gingold Hermione Gingold English actress (1897–1987) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hermione, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hermione?

The median living Hermione is about 9 years old. Half of all living Hermiones are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Hermione are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Hermione are alive in the United States, based on 1,839 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hermione mean?

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē).

How popular is the name Hermione in 2025?

Hermione ranked #2,008 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hermione?

1,839 babies have been named Hermione in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hermione most popular?

Hermione peaked in 2024, when 122 newborns received the name.

Is Hermione a boy or girl name?

Hermione is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hermione rising or falling?

Hermione is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hermione become more popular?

Hermione is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 111 girls named Hermione in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hermione?

Well-known people named Hermione include Hermione Baddeley (actor), Hermione Gingold (actor).

Names like Hermione

Names that sound and feel close to Hermione: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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