Recorded 1970–1994 Girls' name Peak 1974 178 births

Chermaine — girls' name

178 babies named Chermaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s821980s631990s33

The verdict

178 girls have been named Chermaine since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

178
total births
1970–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Chermaine was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

17 babies were named Chermaine in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chermaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Chermaine between 1970 and 1994, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chermaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chermaine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chermaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chermaine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chermaine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 178 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chermaine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

178

Since 1970

25 years of records

Peak year

1974

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1970

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1994

Chermaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1970

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19941991198619821979197519721970 6

Chermaine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
82 births that decade — 46% of Chermaine's all-time total
1970s821980s631990s33

Chermaine by state

Where Chermaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chermaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
11 6.2%
Louisiana share of Chermaine's total US births 6.2%

11 of 178 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chermaine?
178 babies have been named Chermaine since 1970. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 17 births.
When was Chermaine most popular?
Chermaine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Chermaine most popular?
The top states for the name Chermaine are Louisiana (11 births).
How long has the name Chermaine been used?
Chermaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 25 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Chermaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.