unisex name
Ermal
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Births on record 637
Ermal is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 54% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1916, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Ermal started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1899.
Ermal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 55 |
| 1910s | 199 |
| 1920s | 210 |
| 1930s | 97 |
| 1940s | 13 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 18 |
How popular is Ermal?
In 2008, Ermal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Ermal is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ermal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ermal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ermal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ermal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ermal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ermal
How popular is the name Ermal?
In 2008, Ermal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Ermal a girl's or a boy's name?
Ermal is used for both girls and boys. About 54% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ermal most popular?
Ermal peaked in 1916, when 34 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Was Ermal originally a boys' or girls' name?
Ermal was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.