Hermione
Feminine · “of Hermes”
Hermione is the daughter of Hermes — and she is also Helen of Troy's daughter, the child left behind when her mother sailed.
How old is the name Hermione?
Hermione first appears in US birth records in 1898 — 127 years ago. The typical Hermione is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,700 people named Hermione are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hermione most popular?
Hermione peaked in 1898, reaching #1502 nationally. Today it ranks #2002, 500 places below that high. See the whole 1898 chart.
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Where it comes from
From herma to Hermione
The story of Hermione
Hermione is Menelaus and Helen's daughter, nine years old when her mother left for Troy and married off afterwards in a dispute that Euripides made a play from. Shakespeare gave the name to the wronged queen of The Winter's Tale. A 1997 novel made it internationally known. It is in current use.
Meaning
of Hermes
From the Greek Hermes, the messenger god, with a feminine ending. Hermes's own name may relate to herma, a boundary stone or cairn — the god of travelers named for the piles marking a road. The feminine formation is transparent and undisputed.
How the name formed
- herma
- Hermes
- Hermione
Related forms: Ἑρμιόνη · Hermione · Ermione
Pronouncing Hermione
hur-MY-uh-nee
Four syllables, stress on the second. The final e is sounded, which readers regularly get wrong.
Nicknames for Hermione
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
- 2001 — Harry Potter hits theaters
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1898
- Most girls named
- 2024122 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1502reached in 1898
- Change vs 2024
- −22.1%95 in 2025, from 122
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Hermione in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ἑρμιόνη in Greek — transliteration
- Hermione in French — same name
- Ermione in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Hermiones among us
people named Hermione are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 16,919 born in 2025 was named Hermione
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Hermione sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Hermione is headed
Hermione looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 18% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Hermione beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hermione in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Hermes may be named for roadside cairns is a genuinely good etymology.
- Euripides and Shakespeare both wrote her, which is rare company.
- Mia is available as a short form that is fully current.
- The sounded final e is regularly mispronounced on first sight.
- One novel series dominates the association entirely.
- Four syllables make it long for everyday use.
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Frequently asked
- How many Hermiones are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Hermione are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hermione in 2025?
- Hermione ranks #2002 among US girl names in 2025, with 95 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hermione?
- About 1 in every 16,919 US girls born in 2025 was named Hermione — 95 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hermione with classmates?
- Hermione will almost certainly be the only one in school.
- What explains the spikes and dips on Hermione's chart?
- Hermione climbed after 2001 — Harry Potter hits theaters.
Ranked beside Hermione
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