Girls' name · since 1970
Chermaine
Chermaine has 178 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
178 girls have been named Chermaine since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chermaine recorded 178 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1994.
- #21,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 178 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chermaine ranks #21,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chermaine's 178 recorded births place it above 70.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Chermaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chermaine's full recorded timeline at 1982, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chermaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1994
- Peak year (1974)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Chermaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Chermaine's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Chermaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (46% of all-time use).
Chermaine by state
Where Chermaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 6.2% |
11 of 178 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chermaine's data
- Chermaine's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 1990s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Chermaines (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chermaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chermaine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.