Hymen
Masculine
Hymen entered the US charts in 1911, peaked at #950 in 1913, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Hymen?
Hymen first appears in US birth records in 1911 — 114 years ago. The typical Hymen alive today was born around 1918, making them about 107 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Hymen are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Hymen most popular?
Hymen peaked in 1913, reaching #950 nationally. See the whole 1913 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1911
- Most boys named
- 191831 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #950reached in 1913
- Change vs 1928
- 0.0%5 in 1931, from 5
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.
Hymens among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Hymen are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Hymen sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Hymens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Hymen are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Hymen in 2025?
- Hymen is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Hymen with classmates?
- Hymen will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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