Hermino
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "interpreter".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Hermino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hermino today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hermino births was 1973 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hermino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hermino. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1973
5 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
1973 SSA rank
#5,397
Tracked since 1973
Census
Hermino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 158 people with the first name Hermino, which placed it at #44,091 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,091
National first-name rank
People counted
158
158 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
83.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hermino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hermino is Hispanic at 83.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (7.0%) and White (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hermino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hermino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino83.5% · 132
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.0% · 11
- White5.1% · 8
- Black or African American3.2% · 5
- Two or more races1.3% · 2
Popularity
Hermino: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Hermino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hermino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Hermino
The name Hermino has its origins in Greek antiquity, with its earliest known usage dating back to the 5th century BC. It is derived from the Greek word "hermēneus," which means "interpreter" or "messenger." The name was initially associated with the Greek god Hermes, who served as the divine messenger between the realms of mortals and deities.
In ancient Greek mythology, Hermes was revered as the patron of travelers, shepherds, and orators. He was often depicted as a handsome young man with winged sandals, symbolizing his role as the swift messenger of the gods. The name Hermino was likely bestowed upon individuals who were believed to possess the qualities of eloquence, wit, and the ability to bridge gaps between different realms or groups.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hermino can be found in the works of the Greek historian Herodotus, who mentioned a man by that name as an interpreter and guide for the Persian king Darius I during his invasion of Greece in the 5th century BC.
Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the name Hermino. One of the most prominent was Hermino of Spalato (1174-1242), a Dalmatian scholar and diplomat who served as the ambassador of the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia) to the court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Another notable figure was Hermino de Panicale (1433-1495), an Italian Renaissance painter and architect from Umbria. He was renowned for his frescoes in the church of San Francesco in Deruta and is considered one of the leading artists of the Umbrian Renaissance.
In the 16th century, Hermino Cabanes (1535-1598) was a Spanish Dominican friar and missionary who traveled to the Philippines and played a significant role in the early evangelization efforts in the archipelago.
During the 17th century, Hermino Grimaldi (1612-1687) was a prominent Italian mathematician and astronomer from the Republic of Genoa. He made notable contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the motion of planets.
Finally, in the 19th century, Hermino Tertuliano Cuenco (1820-1892) was a Filipino revolutionary and politician who played a pivotal role in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. He served as the first Secretary of the Interior under the Revolutionary Government established in 1898.
People
Hermino + last name combinations
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Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hermino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hermino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hermino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Hermino a common name?
We classify Hermino as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hermino most popular?
The single biggest year for Hermino was 1973, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hermino is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hermino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 158 people with the name Hermino, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,091 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hermino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hermino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hermino leans strongly male. 147 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 4 female bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hermino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hermino is Hispanic at 83.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (7.0%) and White (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hermino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Hermino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.5% (132 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hermino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hermino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hermino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hermino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hermino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hermino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Hermino?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.