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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ermelinda

Ermelinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 1676th; the most babies were born in 1964 (41). More babies were named Ermelinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196441 babies
Total since 1880
1,374babies recorded

Ermelinda popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,9267
2000#15,8155
1990#5,63016
1980#5,32113
1970#3,34019
1960#2,39125
1950#2,07222
1940#4,5535
1930#1,67623
1920#3,17610
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Ermelinda, counting every spelling?

Ermelinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ermelinda?

About 900 people born in the US named Ermelinda are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 44 and 68. That makes Ermelinda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ermelinda by state

How common Ermelinda was among girls born in each state in 1962–1966, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (6.8×), California (2.9×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesTX0.13Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ermelinda, girls, 1962–1966. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Ermelinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ermelinda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ermelinda

How popular is the name Ermelinda?

Ermelinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 1676th; the most babies were born in 1964 (41). More babies were named Ermelinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Ermelinda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,374 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ermelinda most popular?

In 1962–1966, Ermelinda was most common in Texas (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.