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Ermelinda

#5,716 most common girls' name of all time · #9,679 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1912–2019

Rank among girls
#5,716
Rank overall
#9,679 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
97 of 146
All-time
1,374
Since 2016
7
Peak year
1964 #1,843
Best rank
#1,692 1930
Girls Boys peak 41/yr
19201940196019802000

Ermelinda first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2019 7 7 #12,551
2012 6 6 #15,095
2011 5 5 #16,927
2010 7 7 #13,537
2009 6 6 #15,353
2007 8 8 #12,763
2006 12 12 #9,337
2005 9 9 #10,998
2004 5 5 #16,255
2003 5 5 #15,904
2002 5 5 #15,574
2001 5 5 #15,516
2000 5 5 #15,165
1998 6 6 #12,533
1997 9 9 #9,098
1996 6 6 #11,927
1994 13 13 #6,733
1993 14 14 #6,311
1992 8 8 #9,591
1991 10 10 #8,072
1990 16 16 #5,596
1989 9 9 #8,130
1988 8 8 #8,484
1987 13 13 #5,654
1986 10 10 #6,679
1985 20 20 #4,010
1984 8 8 #7,489
1982 14 14 #4,986
1981 14 14 #5,012
1980 13 13 #5,295
1979 8 8 #7,406
1978 9 9 #6,471
1977 14 14 #4,701
1976 16 16 #3,997
1975 19 19 #3,538
1974 16 16 #3,901
1973 19 19 #3,376
1972 16 16 #3,765
1971 28 28 #2,619
1970 19 19 #3,344
1969 9 9 #5,140
1968 20 20 #2,901
1967 22 22 #2,652
1966 29 29 #2,212
1965 34 34 #2,009
1964 41 41 #1,843
1963 40 40 #1,854
1962 34 34 #2,014
1961 29 29 #2,221
1960 25 25 #2,391
1959 26 26 #2,262
1958 31 31 #2,004
1957 20 20 #2,601
1956 15 15 #3,097
1955 27 27 #2,087
1954 20 20 #2,490
1953 21 21 #2,334
1952 19 19 #2,459
1951 21 21 #2,216
1950 22 22 #2,092
1949 25 25 #1,946
1948 17 17 #2,461
1947 15 15 #2,714
1946 8 8 #3,816
1945 13 13 #2,533
1944 14 14 #2,465
1943 10 10 #3,155
1942 10 10 #3,094
1941 13 13 #2,474
1940 5 5 #4,606
1939 12 12 #2,527
1938 9 9 #3,075
1937 9 9 #3,065
1936 13 13 #2,349
1935 8 8 #3,307
1934 6 6 #3,999
1933 8 8 #3,297
1932 10 10 #2,963
1931 13 13 #2,385
1930 23 23 #1,692
1929 19 19 #1,939
1928 7 7 #3,960
1927 15 15 #2,407
1926 12 12 #2,817
1925 13 13 #2,739
1924 13 13 #2,763
1923 13 13 #2,694
1922 7 7 #4,207
1921 21 21 #1,983
1920 10 10 #3,255
1919 7 7 #4,028
1918 11 11 #2,975
1917 11 11 #2,834
1915 11 11 #2,658
1914 6 6 #3,464
1913 6 6 #3,105
1912 6 6 #2,928