Is Kermit a boy or girl name?
Kermit was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 16,467 US babies named Kermit were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kermit since 1900
- 16,467
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 431 babies
Boys and girls named Kermit, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 377 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,687 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 2,997 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 2,794 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,654 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 1,965 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,442 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 842 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,632 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,908 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,317 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,137 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,482 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,231 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,291 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,616 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,266 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,042 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,511 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,907 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,296 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,836 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,350 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,567 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,329 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,796 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,455 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,189 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,323 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,386 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,060 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 76 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 66 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 84 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 88 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 71 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 84 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 99 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 93 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 120 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 116 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 116 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 122 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 110 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 116 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 175 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 165 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 170 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 187 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 165 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 149 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 149 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 171 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 183 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 187 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 220 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 228 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 214 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 233 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 231 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 233 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 209 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 286 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 244 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 244 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 250 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 323 | #341 | 5 | #5,018 |
| 1942 | 294 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 271 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 300 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 284 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 299 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 295 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 302 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 278 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 269 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 267 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 269 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 252 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 279 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 275 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 241 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 283 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 313 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 303 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 276 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 292 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 309 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 323 | #328 | 6 | #4,779 |
| 1920 | 382 | #287 | 6 | #4,666 |
| 1919 | 431 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 409 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 264 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 263 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 322 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 401 | #206 | 5 | #3,914 |
| 1913 | 207 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 165 | #277 | 5 | #3,197 |
| 1911 | 89 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 136 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 139 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 58 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 34 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 39 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 37 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 19 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 17 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kermit reached #175 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #3,197 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.