Boys' name · since 1971
Dermaine
46 babies named Dermaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dermaine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dermaine has been recorded 46 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.
- #22,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dermaine ranks #22,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dermaine's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dermaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dermaine's full recorded timeline at 1978, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dermaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Dermaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (36 births, 78% of the file).
1970s was Dermaine's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Dermaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 36 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Dermaine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dermaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1971–2011 (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 Dermaine 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.