Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ismenia is a variant of Ismene. An origin associated with Ismene is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ismenia is a variant of Ismene. The history of Ismene gives this family its wider story. In classical mythology, Ismene is associated with a daughter of Oedipus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ismenia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 0 boys · 49 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 23 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 girls is 9 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 435 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.
Ismenia’s family of names
Ismenia has a related form in Ismene.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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