Boys' name · since 1913
Germain
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 992 babies named Germain, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 992
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Germain currently ranks #9773 among boys' names in America, with 992 babies recorded since 1913.
Germain has 992 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9773 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #5,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,773 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 992 born since 1913
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Germain ranks #5,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,773 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 992 born since 1913, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 992
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Germain's 992 recorded births place it above 88.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Germain compares
992 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Germain's all-time total is 169% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Germain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 992 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Germain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Germain splits its recorded history at 1985: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Germain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Germain popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 1961 (Germain as girls' name)
Germain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (197 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Germain's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Germain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 53
1930s
53 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
197 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 197 births (20% of all-time use).
How Germain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Germain's total volume
Germain by state
Where Germain concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
109 of 992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Germain's data
- Germain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Germains (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Germain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Germain 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.