Hymen

Last seen for boys in 1931 at #3,763

Peak · boys
1913 · 27 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
285
since 1911

Hymen over time

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Rank among boys' names. Hymen has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #950, 1913boys
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five boys were named Hymen! It came in at #982, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1926, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Hymen is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,144 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,972 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Hymen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#273 · 1 in 3,144
  2. Pennsylvania#367 · 1 in 6,972

Best ever in a state: #273 in Illinois, 1913.

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See more about Hymen
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1931
  • Biggest jump: 935 spots in 1913 (#1,885 → #950)
  • Biggest drop: 903 spots in 1912 (#982 → #1,885)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 1913 at #950 (27 births)
  • Births halved by 1923, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1911–1913
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,831
  • Highest: 1 in 18,831 boys born in 1911 were named Hymen (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 207,933 boys born in 1931 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #950 in 1913, was only 1 in 18,984 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1910s
  • 67.4% of all boys named Hymen (192) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s192#950 (1913)#1,373
1920s88#1,829 (1921)#2,846
1930s5#3,763 (1931)#3,763

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hymen in 1913

boys
#950
27 births · 1 in 18,984 boys

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #950Hymen27
More about 1913

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 18,984 of them was named Hymen, which outranked 70.9% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hymen
  1. #930Rayford28
  2. #930Spurgeon28
  3. #930West28
  4. #950Hymen27
  5. #950Baxter27
  6. #950Bernardo27
  7. #950Burdette27
  8. #969Alcide26
  9. #969Art26
  10. #969Artie26

Tied with 18 names at #950; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →