Ermias
Ermias was the 1146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 184 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 540th with 523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,103 places. More babies were named Ermias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,146 boys, down 501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 184boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019523 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,251babies recorded
Ermias popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,146 | 184 |
| 2020 | #645 | 415 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #10,925 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ermias, counting every spelling?
Ermias has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,080 for boys in 2025, against #1,146 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ermias?
184 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ermias (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ermias born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ermias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ermias?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ermias are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 7. That makes Ermias a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ermias by state
How common Ermias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (3.0×), Nevada (2.9×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Arizona (1.8×). In 23 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ermias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ermias, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ermias
How popular is the name Ermias?
Ermias was the 1146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 184 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 540th with 523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,103 places. More babies were named Ermias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ermias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ermias in the US.
Where is Ermias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ermias was most common in Connecticut (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and Massachusetts.