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Hymie

Masculine

1912high 1917
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
rare

Hymie entered the US charts in 1912, peaked at #2423 in 1917, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Hymie?

Hymie first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Hymie alive today was born around 1919, making them about 106 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Hymie are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

When was the name Hymie most popular?

Hymie peaked in 1917, reaching #2423 nationally. See the whole 1917 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1912–2025116011519122017

US babies named Hymie per year from 1912 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#24231910s2010s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1912
Most boys named
191711 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2423reached in 1917
Change vs 1932
0.0%5 in 2017, from 5
Hymie sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1917, with 11 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

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.

Hymie in other languages

Strongest US states over the last decade: New York.

Hymies among us

Fewer than a hundred people named Hymie 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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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Hymie 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 Hymies 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 Hymie are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
How popular is the name Hymie in 2025?
Hymie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Hymie with classmates?
Hymie 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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