Ermias
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- er-MEE-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,145 for boys
Ermias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,145th for boys in the US (184 babies).
What does Ermias mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Jeremiah
“God will exalt”
Amharic and Tigrinya form of Jeremiah, used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians.
Is Ermias a girl's or a boy's name?
Ermias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 184 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ermias in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Ermias, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ermias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Ermias in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
How popular is Ermias in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,145among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 184about 1 in 9,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 184 boys in the US were named Ermias, making it the 1,145th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 645th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 523 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ermias than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Ermias in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ermias in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 184 | #1,145 |
| 2024 | 228 | #986 |
| 2023 | 243 | #932 |
| 2022 | 265 | #890 |
| 2021 | 296 | #816 |
| 2020 | 415 | #645 |
| 2019 | 523 | #540 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Ermias
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elias Tobias Ezra Elis Matteo Elijah Matias Atlas Albie Enzo Matthias Luca
Names related to Ermias
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ermias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ermias, updated 20 October 2026.