boy's name
Kermit
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 16,472
Kermit is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1919, when 431 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kermit over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 377 |
| 1910s | 2,697 |
| 1920s | 3,009 |
| 1930s | 2,794 |
| 1940s | 2,659 |
| 1950s | 1,965 |
| 1960s | 1,442 |
| 1970s | 841 |
| 1980s | 337 |
| 1990s | 176 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 63 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12 |
How popular is Kermit?
In 2025, Kermit was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Kermit
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kermit also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kermit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kermit
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kermit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kermit
How popular is the name Kermit?
In 2025, Kermit was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kermit a girl's or a boy's name?
Kermit is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kermit?
Kermit has 2 syllables.
When was Kermit most popular?
Kermit peaked in 1919, when 431 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kermit a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kermit currently ranks #10,767 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.