Herminia
Herminia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Herminia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Herminia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Herminia
Herminia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 93 Herminias were born — ranking #726 that year. As of 2026, Herminia ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Herminias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Herminia
Herminia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Herminia's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #726. Use the chart and map above to compare Herminia'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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