Feminine dossier · first seen 1912

Ermelinda

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1964

Peak era

1964

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

Quick answers about Ermelinda

How many people are named Ermelinda?

An estimated 832 living Americans are named Ermelinda.

How rare is Ermelinda?

Ermelinda fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Ermelinda?

The median age of a living American named Ermelinda is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 41 and 66 years old.

Is Ermelinda still popular?

Not especially. Ermelinda has been declining since its 1964 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Ermelinda most common?

Ermelinda has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 7.8× more often than the national baseline.

1912Peak 19642025

Peak year

1964

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,374

Ermelinda fell hard after 1964. Within five years it had dropped 78% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Ermelinda peaked in 1964, when 41 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,374 Americans named Ermelinda since 1912.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1964

Living profile

941

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age59

Core range44–68

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Texas

7.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Texas · 1950s 7.8×

Texas · 1960s 6.8×

California · 1960s 2.6×