Unisex name · since 1895
Germaine
7,910 babies named Germaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,910
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Germaine is the #13247 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,910 recorded since 1895.
Germaine has 7,910 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13247 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #1,927 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,247 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,910 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Germaine ranks #1,927 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,910 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,910
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Germaine's 7,910 recorded births place it above 97.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Germaine compares
7,910 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Germaine's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Germaine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,910 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 203 | 21 | 19,840 |
Germaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Germaine splits its recorded history at 1954: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 203 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Germaine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 203
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Germaine popularity over time - boys
2,364 total births recorded since 1967 (Germaine as boys' name)
Germaine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,644 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Germaine's strongest decade.
1,644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Germaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 230
1900s
230 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,028 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,644 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,354 births
- 1940s
1940s
809 births
- 1950s
1950s
882 births
- 1960s
1960s
939 births
- 1970s 560
1970s
560 births
- 1980s 231
1980s
231 births
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,644 births (21% of all-time use).
How Germaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Germaine's total volume
Germaine by state
Where Germaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 648 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 544 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 515 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 475 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 406 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Maine | | 395 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 294 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 288 | 3.6% |
648 of 7,910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Germaine appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Germaine's data
- Germaine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,644 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Germaines (648 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Germaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Germaine 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.