# Hermione (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hermione/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Minnie, Hermie |
| Variant spellings | Hermionë |
| US babies named this | 1,839 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,839 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,388, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 55 | 3,064 |
| 2012 | 52 | 3,187 |
| 2013 | 47 | 3,377 |
| 2014 | 57 | 2,983 |
| 2015 | 57 | 3,009 |
| 2016 | 71 | 2,525 |
| 2017 | 80 | 2,307 |
| 2018 | 79 | 2,314 |
| 2019 | 90 | 2,097 |
| 2020 | 93 | 2,010 |
| 2021 | 71 | 2,496 |
| 2022 | 117 | 1,768 |
| 2023 | 101 | 1,950 |
| 2024 | 122 | 1,678 |
| 2025 | 95 | 2,008 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 118 | 392 |
| 2012 | 97 | 465 |
| 2013 | 77 | 542 |
| 2014 | 85 | 500 |
| 2015 | 79 | 549 |
| 2016 | 95 | 458 |
| 2017 | 84 | 511 |
| 2018 | 76 | 545 |
| 2019 | 91 | 465 |
| 2020 | 64 | 604 |
| 2021 | 57 | 674 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,142 |
| 2023 | 45 | 794 |
| 2024 | 36 | 980 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1,133 |

## People named Hermione

- Hermione Norris, British actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.