girl's name

Ermine

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 744

Ermine is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1959 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1917, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1883.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ermine over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1950s.

177
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Ermine by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 21
1890s 57
1900s 66
1910s 177
1920s 159
1930s 72
1940s 25
1950s 12

How popular is Ermine?

In 1959, Ermine was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ermine is used

United States #5,534 7 in 1959
France #7,941 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ermine

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ermine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ermine

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ermine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ermine

How popular is the name Ermine?

In 1959, Ermine was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ermine a girl's or a boy's name?

Ermine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ermine?

Ermine has 2 syllables.

When was Ermine most popular?

Ermine peaked in 1917, when 29 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.