Ermine

Girl · recorded 1883–1959

  • 1959last recorded
  • 1883best year

Most popular in 1883.

Last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ermine.

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Ermine, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188353
188439
188734
188828
189032
189127
189242
189323
189436
189534
189634
189831
190023
190223
190334
190425
190531
190630
190722
190917
191028
191229
191330
191424
191515
191617
191720
191812
191918
192013
192112
192211
19237
192416
192511
192617
192713
192811
192910
19305
19317
19326
193310
193410
19367
19398
19414
19434
19445
19475
19593

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ermine isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1959
7
Rank in 1959
#5,031
How rare
1 in 289,066 girls
Since 1883
522

Ermine was last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1883, at 53 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ermine doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.