Jermain — #8431 US boys' name
2,004 babies named Jermain in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 41% of names given to boys today.
32% of everyone ever named Jermain was born in this single decade.
104 babies were named Jermain in 1981 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jermain
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,004 babies named Jermain between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermain currently holds the #8431 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 104 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermain performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 647 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jermain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jermain in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jermain 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 2,004 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.
Jermain at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jermain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970
- Peak year (1981)
- 104
- Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
Currently ranks #8431 among boys.
2,004 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 104 births in a single year.
Jermain by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 647 births that decade — 32% of Jermain's all-time total
Jermain decade highlights
- Peak decade 647 births
- Runner-up 641 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Jermain's strongest decade
647 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
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 2,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 6.9% of nationwide
- California 4.7% of nationwide
- Texas 4.4% of nationwide
- Florida 3.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jermain appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1970–2024 (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.