Given name
Ermie
“a wealthy woman”
Ermie is a variant of Ermine. One Latin interpretation is “a wealthy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ermie is a variant of Ermine. One Latin interpretation is “a wealthy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ermie is a variant of Ermine. An origin associated with Ermine is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ermie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 5 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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