Kermit

Last seen for girls in 1943 at #4,691 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1909 · 139 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,445
since 1900

Kermit over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kermit has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #175, 1909boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025—#10,6956
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2022—#10,8636
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2018—#7,61710
2017—#12,2465
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2015—#9,5687
2014—#6,30713
2013—#9,6557
2012—#9,7097
2011—#10,8086
2010—#8,8038
2009—#6,80212
2008—#9,8717
2007—#7,59010
2006—#6,09413
2005—#10,1516
2004—#6,13812
2003—#7,2459
2002—#6,08811
2001—#8,3397
2000—#5,29713
1999—#5,03513
1998—#5,15912
1997—#6,1009
1996—#3,20222
1995—#3,02023
1994—#3,32620
1993—#3,14121
1992—#3,22020
1991—#3,10520
1990—#3,60716
1989—#2,20631
1988—#2,30526
1987—#1,89633
1986—#2,68419
1985—#1,86631
1984—#1,58138
1983—#1,59437
1982—#1,62237
1981—#1,50041
1980—#1,43244
1979—#1,15461
1978—#98976
1977—#1,06466
1976—#90584
1975—#88687
1974—#96971
1973—#86584
1972—#80499
1971—#83894
1970—#753119
1969—#723116
1968—#699116
1967—#674122
1966—#706110
1965—#692116
1964—#599175
1963—#610165
1962—#595170
1961—#579187
1960—#609165
1959—#634149
1958—#629149
1957—#587171
1956—#562183
1955—#542187
1954—#487220
1953—#467228
1952—#474214
1951—#441233
1950—#439231
1949—#437233
1948—#460209
1947—#405286
1946—#408244
1945—#380245
1944—#380249
1943#4,6915#341323
1942—#356294
1941—#355271
1940—#331300
1939—#328284
1938—#317299
1937—#312294
1936—#306303
1935—#326278
1934—#332269
1933—#329267
1932—#335269
1931—#345252
1930—#333279
1929—#334275
1928—#377241
1927—#344283
1926—#322313
1925—#331303
1924—#357276
1923—#343292
1922—#329309
1921#4,4646#328323
1920#4,3986#287382
1919—#256431
1918—#263409
1917—#339264
1916—#327263
1915—#273322
1914#3,6185#206401
1913—#266207
1912#2,9795#277165
1911—#27789
1910—#193136
1909—#175139
1908—#28558
1907—#38534
1906—#33039
1905—#32937
1904—#49219
1903—#65612
1902—#53616
1901—#46617
1900—#1,1626
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Kermit! It came in at #1,162, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2016–2017, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kermit is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #120 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 646 boysMNIllinois: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,537 boysILWisconsin: #187 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,418 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMINew York: #318 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,828 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedSDIowa: #173 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,138 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedINOhio: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,450 boysOHPennsylvania: #189 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,202 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedCONebraska: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,157 boysNEMissouri: #209 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,551 boysMOKentucky: #175 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,063 boysKYWest Virginia: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 672 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedKSArkansas: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,299 boysARTennessee: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,138 boysTNNorth Carolina: #176 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,096 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMSAlabama: #191 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,262 boysALGeorgia: #349 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,290 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedHITexas: #254 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,417 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#120 · 1 in 646
  2. West Virginia#126 · 1 in 672
  3. Iowa#173 · 1 in 1,138
  4. Kentucky#175 · 1 in 1,063
  5. North Carolina#176 · 1 in 1,096

Best ever in a state: #62 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#120141 in 646
West Virginia#12691 in 672
Iowa#17381 in 1,138
Kentucky#175101 in 1,063
North Carolina#176131 in 1,096
Nebraska#17951 in 1,157
Wisconsin#18771 in 1,418
Pennsylvania#189191 in 2,202
Alabama#191101 in 1,262
Missouri#20991 in 1,551
Arkansas#22761 in 1,299
Ohio#22891 in 2,450
Texas#254171 in 1,417
Tennessee#25751 in 2,138
Illinois#29881 in 3,537
New York#318101 in 4,828
Georgia#34951 in 3,290
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kermit
Momentum · boys
Brand new
  • 1,127 spots since 2015 (#9,568 → #10,695)
  • Biggest jump: 696 spots in 1901 (#1,162 → #466)
  • Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1979 (#989 → #1,154)
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1909 at #175 (139 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 68 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1901–1976
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,180
  • Highest: 1 in 1,180 boys born in 1909 were named Kermit (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 18.2% of all boys named Kermit (2,997) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s377#175 (1909)#482
1910s2,687#193 (1910)#268
1920s2,997#287 (1920)#335
1930s2,794#306 (1936)#326
1940s2,654#331 (1940)#385
1950s1,965#439 (1950)#526
1960s1,442#579 (1961)#649
1970s841#753 (1970)#923
1980s337#1,432 (1980)#1,869
1990s176#3,020 (1995)#3,892
2000s100#5,297 (2000)#7,362
2010s63#6,307 (2014)#9,339
2020s12#10,695 (2025)#10,779

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.

Kermit in 1913

boys
#266
207 births · 1 in 2,476 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. #266Kermit207
More about 1913

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 2,476 of them was named Kermit, which outranked 91.8% 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 Kermit
  1. #263Louie210
  2. #263Monroe210
  3. #265Moses208
  4. #266Kermit207
  5. #266Burton207
  6. #268Dwight206
  7. #269Harley204
  8. #269Norbert204

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 →