Across the world, Hermia (Hermia 
) is a rare girly first name. The forename Hermia is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare feminine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a rare predominantly female, but very seldom boy's name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and the United States. Very seldom, Hermia is the last name as well as the forename.
Hermia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hermia , the character in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hermia , the operatic character in the opera A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten; in love with Lysander.