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Hermione

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
well-born
Well-born, earthly; feminine form of Hermes and, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. Kids and adults alike are sure to recognize the name as a character in J.K. Rowling''s Harry Potter series.

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hermione

Pronunciation

he-rmio-ne, her-mione

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #1670, 122 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2002, 95 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202595
2024122
2023101
2022117
202171
202093
201990
201879
201780
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #265, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1134, 29 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202529
202436
202345
202229
202157
202064
201991
201876
201784
201695

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #933, 47 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1711, 18 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202318
202237
202141
202037
201941
201847
201743
201641
201544
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence