boy's name

Fermin

  • Origin Basque
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,852

Fermin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Fermin is a name of Basque origin.
  • Peaked in 1993, when 86 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1910.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Fermin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fermin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 134
1920s 287
1930s 247
1940s 305
1950s 400
1960s 391
1970s 502
1980s 585
1990s 765
2000s 646
2010s 394
2020s (to 2025) 176

How popular is Fermin?

In 2025, Fermin was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Fermin is used

France #1,793 5 in 1968
United States #3,919 28 in 2025

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 Fermin

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

Parents who like Fermin also like

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

Sibling names for Fermin

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

Common questions about Fermin

How popular is the name Fermin?

In 2025, Fermin was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Fermin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fermin?

Fermin has 2 syllables.

When was Fermin most popular?

Fermin peaked in 1993, when 86 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Fermin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fermin currently ranks #3,919 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.