Given name
Herminia
“a messenger of the gods”
Herminia is a variant of Hermia. In Greek use, Hermia carries the interpretation “a messenger of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Herminia is a variant of Hermia. In Greek use, Hermia carries the interpretation “a messenger of the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Herminia connects to the Hermes name family through Hermia. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Herminia is a variant of Hermia. The history of Hermia gives this family its wider story. Hermia is a character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hermia connects with the Greek god Hermes; in German naming it can also be treated as a Latinate version of Hermine.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Herminia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,757
- 0 boys · 3,757 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 93 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 93 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,416 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.
Herminia’s family of names
Herminia has a related form in Hermia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Herminia
- Herminia BrumanaArgentinian writer and journalist (1897-1954)
- Herminia Aburto Colihuequemapuche activist1910–1992
- Herminia ArrateFirst Lady of Chile (1895-1941)
- Herminia Álvarez HerreraMexican revolutionary soldier1888–1955
- Herminia IbarraCuban economistborn 1961
- Herminia RomanFilipino politicianborn 1940
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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