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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1950

  • 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: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,563 boysMNIllinois: #492 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,247 boysILWisconsin: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,526 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: 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: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,342 boysIAIndiana: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,992 boysINOhio: #419 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,351 boysOHPennsylvania: #297 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,376 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #451 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 8,135 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedNEMissouri: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,168 boysMOKentucky: #355 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,103 boysKYWest Virginia: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: #247 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,313 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,883 boysMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedARTennessee: #425 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,841 boysTNNorth Carolina: #327 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,864 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #359 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,757 boysOKLouisiana: #297 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,530 boysLAMississippi: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,157 boysMSAlabama: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,611 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kermit, so not publishedHITexas: #801 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,833 boysTXFlorida: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,351 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#238 · 1 in 3,563
  2. Virginia#247 · 1 in 2,313
  3. West Virginia#253 · 1 in 2,701
  4. Iowa#257 · 1 in 3,342
  5. Wisconsin#289 · 1 in 6,526

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#238101 in 3,563
Virginia#247161 in 2,313
West Virginia#25391 in 2,701
Iowa#25791 in 3,342
Wisconsin#28961 in 6,526
Maryland#29351 in 4,883
Indiana#29491 in 4,992
Missouri#296101 in 4,168
Louisiana#297141 in 2,530
Pennsylvania#297171 in 6,376
North Carolina#327131 in 3,864
Mississippi#34771 in 4,157
Kentucky#35571 in 5,103
Florida#35671 in 4,351
Oklahoma#35951 in 4,757
Ohio#41981 in 11,351
Tennessee#42551 in 7,841
California#451151 in 8,135
Alabama#47051 in 7,611
Illinois#49271 in 13,247
Texas#80171 in 14,833
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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 1950

boys
#439
231 births · 1 in 7,750 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #439Kermit231
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 7,750 of them was named Kermit, which outranked 89.5% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kermit
  1. #435Roscoe234
  2. #437Enrique233
  3. #437Murray233
  4. #439Kermit231
  5. #440Javier228
  6. #441Jerrold226
  7. #441Kirby226
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →