Is Ermine a boy or girl name?

Ermine is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 589 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.6% were girls and 11.4% were boys.

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Ermine

Recorded 1883–1959 · United States

Ermine was most popular in 1917, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,532 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Ermine.

Ermine over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ermine’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ermine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ermine is mostly a girl’s name — 88.6% of the 589 Americans given it were girls and 11.4% were 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.

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