Kermit
Kermit was the 11378th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 175th; the most babies were born in 1919 (431). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,240 places. More babies were named Kermit in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,378 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919431 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,472babies recorded
Kermit popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 27 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,378 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #9,269 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,456 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,702 | 16 |
| 1980 | #1,440 | 44 |
| 1970 | #755 | 119 |
| 1960 | #610 | 165 |
| 1950 | #439 | 231 |
| 1940 | #331 | 300 |
| 1930 | #333 | 279 |
| 1920 | #287 | 382 |
| 1910 | #193 | 136 |
| 1900 | #1,243 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kermit, counting every spelling?
Kermit has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kermit?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kermit (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kermit 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kermit.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kermit?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Kermit are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 56 and 78. That makes Kermit a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Kermit by state
How common Kermit was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (5.4×), West Virginia (4.3×), South Dakota (3.7×), Minnesota (3.7×), Iowa (2.0×). In 20 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 Kermit: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kermit, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kermit
How popular is the name Kermit?
Kermit was the 11378th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 175th; the most babies were born in 1919 (431). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,240 places. More babies were named Kermit in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Kermit a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kermit in the US.
Where was Kermit most popular?
In 1917–1921, Kermit was most common in North Dakota (1.91 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and South Dakota.