Hermione
Hermione was the 2008th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1591st; the most babies were born in 2024 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,001 places. More babies were named Hermione in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,008 girls, up 2 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,839babies recorded
Hermione popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,008 | 95 |
| 2020 | #2,010 | 93 |
| 2010 | #4,057 | 37 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,442 | 5 |
| 1960 | #5,363 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,622 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hermione, counting every spelling?
Hermione has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hermione?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hermione (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hermione 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 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hermione.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hermione?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Hermione are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Hermione 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.
Hermione by state
How common Hermione was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Hermione
How popular is the name Hermione?
Hermione was the 2008th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1591st; the most babies were born in 2024 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,001 places. More babies were named Hermione in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hermione a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hermione in the US.
Where is Hermione most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hermione was most common in North Carolina (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New York.