Name Legacy

Ermelinda

Recorded 1912–2019 · United States

Ermelinda was most popular in 1964, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,908 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,374 people named Ermelinda.

Most popular in1964
Rank that year#2,908
Births that year41
Total since 18801,374
Given to100% girls

Ermelinda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ermelinda’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ermelinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ermelinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,374 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ermelinda

Where Ermelinda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org