Kermit is an established boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Kermit is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,378 for boy births in the United States (and #23,444 across all names), given to 6 babies. Kermit was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1919 (431 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,378 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,639 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,911 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,323 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,138 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,483 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,234 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,293 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,619 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,269 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,044 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,511 |
| 2007 | 10 | 16 | — | #7,907 |
| 2006 | 13 | 18 | — | #6,296 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 | — | #10,837 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,349 |
| 2003 | 9 | 15 | — | #7,568 |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 | — | #6,330 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,797 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,456 |
| 1999 | 13 | 19 | — | #5,190 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,325 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,386 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,256 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | — | #3,060 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | — | #3,403 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | — | #3,204 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,175 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | — | #3,702 |
| 1989 | 31 | — | — | #2,223 |
| 1988 | 26 | — | — | #2,334 |
| 1987 | 33 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | — | #2,739 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | — | #1,592 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1982 | 37 | — | — | #1,630 |
| 1981 | 41 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1980 | 44 | — | — | #1,440 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1978 | 76 | — | — | #994 |
| 1977 | 66 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1976 | 84 | — | — | #908 |
| 1975 | 87 | — | — | #888 |
| 1974 | 71 | — | — | #973 |
| 1973 | 84 | — | — | #871 |
| 1972 | 99 | — | — | #806 |
| 1971 | 94 | — | — | #842 |
| 1970 | 119 | — | — | #755 |
| 1969 | 116 | — | — | #723 |
| 1968 | 116 | — | — | #700 |
| 1967 | 122 | — | — | #675 |
| 1966 | 110 | — | — | #708 |
| 1965 | 116 | — | — | #694 |
| 1964 | 175 | — | — | #599 |
| 1963 | 165 | — | — | #611 |
| 1962 | 170 | — | — | #597 |
| 1961 | 187 | — | — | #579 |
| 1960 | 165 | — | — | #610 |
| 1959 | 149 | — | — | #636 |
| 1958 | 149 | — | — | #630 |
| 1957 | 171 | — | — | #589 |
| 1956 | 183 | — | — | #563 |
| 1955 | 187 | — | — | #544 |
| 1954 | 220 | — | — | #488 |
| 1953 | 228 | — | — | #467 |
| 1952 | 214 | — | — | #476 |
| 1951 | 233 | — | — | #441 |
| 1950 | 231 | — | — | #439 |
| 1949 | 233 | — | — | #437 |
| 1948 | 209 | — | — | #460 |
| 1947 | 286 | — | — | #405 |
| 1946 | 244 | — | — | #408 |
| 1945 | 245 | — | — | #381 |
| 1944 | 249 | — | — | #380 |
| 1943 | 328 | — | #5,018 | #341 |
| 1942 | 294 | — | — | #356 |
| 1941 | 271 | — | — | #356 |
| 1940 | 300 | — | — | #331 |
| 1939 | 284 | — | — | #328 |
| 1938 | 299 | — | — | #318 |
| 1937 | 294 | — | — | #313 |
| 1936 | 303 | — | — | #306 |
| 1935 | 278 | — | — | #327 |
| 1934 | 269 | — | — | #332 |
| 1933 | 267 | — | — | #329 |
| 1932 | 269 | — | — | #335 |
| 1931 | 252 | — | — | #346 |
| 1930 | 279 | — | — | #333 |
| 1929 | 275 | — | — | #334 |
| 1928 | 241 | — | — | #378 |
| 1927 | 283 | — | — | #344 |
| 1926 | 313 | — | — | #322 |
| 1925 | 303 | — | — | #332 |
| 1924 | 276 | — | — | #357 |
| 1923 | 292 | — | — | #343 |
| 1922 | 309 | — | — | #330 |
| 1921 | 329 | — | #4,779 | #328 |
| 1920 | 388 | — | #4,666 | #287 |
| 1919 | 431 | — | — | #256 |
| 1918 | 409 | — | — | #263 |
| 1917 | 264 | — | — | #339 |
| 1916 | 263 | — | — | #327 |
| 1915 | 322 | — | — | #273 |
| 1914 | 406 | — | #3,914 | #206 |
| 1913 | 207 | — | — | #267 |
| 1912 | 170 | — | #3,197 | #277 |
| 1911 | 89 | — | — | #278 |
| 1910 | 136 | — | — | #193 |
| 1909 | 139 | — | — | #175 |
| 1908 | 58 | — | — | #286 |
| 1907 | 34 | — | — | #386 |
| 1906 | 39 | — | — | #332 |
| 1905 | 37 | — | — | #332 |
| 1904 | 19 | — | — | #503 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #679 |
| 1902 | 16 | — | — | #547 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #481 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,243 |