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Girl name

Ermelinda

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Ermelinda has been given to about 1,374 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,034
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ermelinda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,374

How popular is Ermelinda?

Its best year was 1964, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 1843rd. The typical living American called Ermelinda is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Ermelinda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melinda0.80
  2. Erlinda0.80
  3. Belinda0.71
  4. Herlinda0.71
  5. Emelia0.69
  6. Evelina0.69
  7. Malinda0.68
  8. Esmeralda0.63

Middle names for Ermelinda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ermelinda Rose0.81
  2. Ermelinda Louise0.81
  3. Ermelinda June0.80
  4. Ermelinda Pearl0.80
  5. Ermelinda Quinn0.80
  6. Ermelinda Nell0.80

Sibling names for Ermelinda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.76
  2. Rudybrother · 0.75
  3. Ramonasister · 0.74
  4. Laurelsister · 0.74
  5. Frankieeither · 0.72
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.72

Where Ermelinda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ermelinda White0.76
    2. Ermelinda Reyes0.76
    3. Ermelinda Nguyen0.76
    4. Ermelinda Moore0.76
    5. Ermelinda Lee0.76
    6. Ermelinda Hill0.76

    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 Ermelinda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    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.