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Unisex name

Ermel

54% girls, 46% boys · last recorded 1952

Ermel has been given to about 114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 18
Median age today93 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ermel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time114

How popular is Ermel?

Its best year was 1915, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 3927th. The typical living American called Ermel is about 93 years old today.

Names that sound like Ermel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ethel0.70
  2. Hershel0.68
  3. Carmel0.68
  4. Eliel0.65
  5. Denzel0.62
  6. Jamel0.62
  7. Herschel0.62
  8. Bethel0.62

Middle names for Ermel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ermel Anne0.81
  2. Ermel Catherine0.78
  3. Ermel Josephine0.78
  4. Ermel Rose0.77
  5. Ermel Marie0.77
  6. Ermel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Ermel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.61
  2. Cleoeither · 0.61
  3. Opalsister · 0.60
  4. Ilasister · 0.58
  5. Forestbrother · 0.51
  6. Soleither · 0.50

Where Ermel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ermel Anderson0.77
    2. Ermel White0.72
    3. Ermel Nguyen0.72
    4. Ermel Moore0.72
    5. Ermel Hill0.72
    6. Ermel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ermel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.