Hymen

Where Hymen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Hymen.

Hymen through the years
  1. 1817
    Hymen Lipman born
    American inventor
  2. 1911
    First appearance
    #982 among boys with 12 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1913
    Peak, #950
    27 babies named Hymen, its best rank.
  4. 1923
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,467.
  5. 1925
    Hymen Marx born
    U.S. herpetologist
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Hymen Lipman · American inventor, 1817–1893
  • Hymen Marx · U.S. herpetologist, 1925–2007

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.