Kermit is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “son of Dermot.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Kermit belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “son of Dermot” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kermit first appears in Social Security records in 1900. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #175 in 1909, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 16,440 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kermit means “son of Dermot” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kermit is a boy name.
Kermit comes from the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition.
Kermit first appears in US records in 1900. Its best-ever ranking was #175 in 1909, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kermit is pronounced /ˈkɜːmɪt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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