Boys' name · since 1970
Jermain
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,010 babies named Jermain, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,010
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermain currently ranks #10910 among boys' names in America, with 2,010 babies recorded since 1970.
Jermain has 2,010 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10910 as of the latest data, more common than 22% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,910 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,010 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermain ranks #3,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,910 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,010 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,010
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermain's 2,010 recorded births place it above 92.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jermain compares
2,010 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Jermain's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jermain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,010 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jermain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermain splits its recorded history at 1996: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jermain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (647 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jermain's strongest decade.
647 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jermain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
641 births
- 1980s
1980s
647 births
- 1990s
1990s
294 births
- 2000s 258
2000s
258 births
- 2010s 146
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 647 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jermain 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 Jermain's total volume
Jermain by state
Where Jermain concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 138 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 94 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 89 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 78 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 66 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 36 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.5% |
138 of 2,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Jermain appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Jermain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (647 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jermains (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jermain: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jermain 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.