Jermaine vs Jerry

Side-by-side comparison of Jermaine and Jerry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jermaine

Boy name · Rank #1468

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Name B

Jerry

Boy name · Rank #865

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Metric Jermaine Jerry
Current Rank #1468 #865
Total Births (all years) 41,907 614,825
Peak Year 1973 1947
Peak Year Births 2,038 18,791
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1953 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jermaine Jerry
1880ss — 1,106
1890ss — 1,140
1900ss — 1,636
1910ss — 6,486
1920ss — 17,449
1930ss — 80,689
1940ss — 167,250
1950ss 20 136,571
1960ss 5 93,540
1970ss 13,527 48,351
1980ss 12,802 25,757
1990ss 6,076 16,577
2000ss 5,488 10,643
2010ss 3,206 5,915
2020ss 783 1,715

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jermaine Jerry
2014 326 656
2015 312 603
2016 270 597
2017 276 496
2018 261 455
2019 210 381
2020 181 456
2021 183 354
2022 155 341
2023 141 287
2024 123 277

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1953–2024.

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