Fermina
Fermina is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Fermina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fermina is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Fermina
Fermina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 12 births, good for #2,809 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Ferminas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 212 Ferminas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Fermina
Fermina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Fermina's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,809. Use the chart and map above to compare Fermina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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