Jermaine

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · #1,492 for boys in 2025, 118 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1973 · 2,038 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,027
since 1953

Jermaine over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jermaine has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #127, 1973boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,492118
2024#1,472123
2023#1,340141
2022#1,250156
2021#1,116183
2020#1,095181
2019#997210
2018#849261
2017#817276
2016#837270
2015#764312
2014#735326
2013#742314
2012#656362
2011#563447
2010#584429
2009#564470
2008#500547
2007#478563
2006#475556
2005#16,4625#449572
2004#460561
2003#439572
2002#15,4325#447550
2001#15,3525#434558
2000#11,8017#443539
1999#433538
1998#10,1228#431538
1997#10,8367#440507
1996#13,5185#425529
1995#8,7669#419541
1994#11,7786#427534
1993#7,03812#363652
1992#7,51211#350682
1991#5,00419#336724
1990#6,13114#306831
1989#5,83614#298820
1988#5,89513#295782
1987#4,66017#259860
1986#4,53917#241952
1985#3,51724#2061,155
1984#2,57436#1701,579
1983#2,55235#1651,562
1982#2,64535#1681,607
1981#2,34242#1611,681
1980#1,90456#1491,804
1979#2,38739#1801,339
1978#2,68031#1881,255
1977#2,42336#1721,374
1976#1,74754#1641,425
1975#1,68956#1761,316
1974#1,61658#1511,628
1973#1,57059#1272,038
1972#1,31377#1351,967
1971#1,87746#2331,014
1970#4,76111#621171
1969#6,6176#4,4045
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1962#6,5785
1961#4,5469
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1924#4,4346
1923#4,3766
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five boys were named Jermaine! It came in at #3,798, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1954, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jermaine is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedNHWashington: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,358 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #80 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 447 boysILWisconsin: #138 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,085 boysWIMichigan: #118 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 733 boysMINew York: #73 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 435 boysNYMassachusetts: #208 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,216 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #155 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,190 boysINOhio: #100 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 641 boysOHPennsylvania: #99 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 660 boysPANew Jersey: #59 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 370 boysNJConnecticut: #142 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 991 boysCTCalifornia: #233 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,548 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #126 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 764 boysMOKentucky: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,211 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #94 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 538 boysVAMaryland: #57 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 332 boysMDDelaware: #86 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 460 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedNMKansas: #191 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,304 boysKSArkansas: #245 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,870 boysARTennessee: #199 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,338 boysTNNorth Carolina: #99 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 507 boysNCSouth Carolina: #76 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 369 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #41 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 176 boysDCOklahoma: #221 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,575 boysOKLouisiana: #96 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 434 boysLAMississippi: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,048 boysMSAlabama: #134 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 691 boysALGeorgia: #106 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 507 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jermaine, so not publishedHITexas: #255 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,520 boysTXFlorida: #121 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 608 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#41 · 1 in 176
  2. Maryland#57 · 1 in 332
  3. New Jersey#59 · 1 in 370
  4. New York#73 · 1 in 435
  5. South Carolina#76 · 1 in 369

Best ever in a state: #41 in District of Columbia, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#41531 in 176
Maryland#57711 in 332
New Jersey#591241 in 370
New York#732801 in 435
South Carolina#76591 in 369
Illinois#801851 in 447
Delaware#8681 in 460
Virginia#94621 in 538
Louisiana#96721 in 434
North Carolina#99821 in 507
Pennsylvania#991201 in 660
Ohio#1001271 in 641
Georgia#106801 in 507
Michigan#118941 in 733
Florida#121831 in 608
Missouri#126461 in 764
Alabama#134401 in 691
Wisconsin#138281 in 1,085
Connecticut#142181 in 991
Indiana#155351 in 1,190
Mississippi#188191 in 1,048
Kansas#191111 in 1,304
Tennessee#199241 in 1,338
Massachusetts#208171 in 2,216
Oklahoma#221121 in 1,575
California#233971 in 1,548
Arkansas#24581 in 1,870
Kentucky#251121 in 2,211
Texas#255701 in 1,520
Washington#37351 in 4,358
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jermaine
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 20 spots since 2024 (#1,472#1,492)
  • 397 spots since 2020 (#1,095#1,492)
  • 728 spots since 2015 (#764#1,492)
  • Biggest jump: 3,783 spots in 1970 (#4,404#621)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 2019 (#849#997)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1973 at #127 (2,038 births)
  • Births halved by 1986, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1970–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 765
  • Highest: 1 in 765 boys born in 1973 were named Jermaine (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,475 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 32.2% of all boys named Jermaine (13,527) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s20#3,033 (1958)#3,344
1960s5#4,404 (1969)#4,404
1970s13,527#127 (1973)#215
1980s12,802#149 (1980)#211
1990s6,076#306 (1990)#393
2000s5,488#434 (2001)#469
2010s3,207#563 (2011)#754
2020s902#1,095 (2020)#1,294

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jermaine in 1972

girls
#1,313
77 births · 1 in 19,756 girls
boys
#135
1,967 births · 1 in 824 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #1,313Jermaine77

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #135Jermaine1,967
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 19,756 of them was named Jermaine, which outranked 86.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jermaine
  1. #1,303Melynda78
  2. #1,303Phaedra78
  3. #1,303Roseanne78
  4. #1,313Jermaine77
  5. #1,313Caitlin77
  6. #1,313Charlette77
  7. #1,313Clare77
  8. #1,325Africa76
  9. #1,325Annetta76
  10. #1,325Carina76

Tied with 11 names at #1,313; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. 5,804Camisha#6,619#815
  2. 3,921Catina#4,123#202
  3. 1,842Cherilyn#2,665#823
  4. 1,789Chasity#2,542#753
  5. 1,694Keena#2,542#848
Fallers
  1. 517Shayla#836#1,353
  2. 428Raina#798#1,226
  3. 280Kendall#742#1,022
  4. 275Alycia#951#1,226
  5. 255Charisse#727#982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 824 of them was named Jermaine, which outranked 97.7% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jermaine
  1. #132Harold2,035
  2. #133Ronnie2,003
  3. #134Glenn1,979
  4. #135Jermaine1,967
  5. #136Cory1,957
  6. #137Damon1,927
  7. #137Mario1,927
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. 2,755Demond#3,146#391
  2. 1,286Cade#2,279#993
  3. 905Vidal#1,526#621
  4. 855Damond#1,784#929
  5. 849Kareem#1,254#405
Fallers
  1. 413Rich#914#1,327
  2. 401Monroe#947#1,348
  3. 317Laura#990#1,307
  4. 309Von#976#1,285
  5. 309Westley#998#1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972