Recorded 1971–2019 Boys' name Peak 1976 381 births

Jarmaine — boys' name

381 babies named Jarmaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1581980s1211990s832000s142010s5
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jarmaine was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jarmaine in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarmaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Jarmaine between 1971 and 2019, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarmaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarmaine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jarmaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarmaine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarmaine 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 381 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.

Jarmaine at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

381

Since 1971

49 years of records

Peak year

1976

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1971

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jarmaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1971

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1976)
24
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 201919981994199019861982197819741971 16

Jarmaine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
158 births that decade — 41% of Jarmaine's all-time total
1970s1581980s1211990s832000s142010s5

Jarmaine by state

Where Jarmaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jarmaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 2.1%
#2 Louisiana
6 1.6%
New York share of Jarmaine's total US births 2.1%
Even split

8 of 381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarmaine?
381 babies have been named Jarmaine since 1971. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1976 with 24 births.
When was Jarmaine most popular?
Jarmaine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Jarmaine most popular?
The top states for the name Jarmaine are New York (8 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Jarmaine been used?
Jarmaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 49 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jarmaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2019 (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.