Boys' name · since 1953
Jermaine
42,027 babies named Jermaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,027
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jermaine is the #1495 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 42,027 recorded since 1953.
Jermaine has 42,027 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1495 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,495 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42,027 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermaine ranks #559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,495 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42,027 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,027
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jermaine's 42,027 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jermaine compares
42,027 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Jermaine's all-time total is 114x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jermaine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,027 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,038 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jermaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermaine splits its recorded history at 1996: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 2,038 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 2,038
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Jermaine popularity over time - girls
967 total births recorded since 1923 (Jermaine as girls' name)
Jermaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13,527 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Jermaine's strongest decade.
13,527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jermaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13,527 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,802 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,076 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,488 births
- 2010s 3,207
2010s
3,207 births
- 2020s 902
2020s
902 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13,527 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jermaine 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 Jermaine's total volume
Jermaine by state
Where Jermaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,113 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 3,121 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,002 | 7.1% |
| #4 | California | | 2,340 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,258 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 2,086 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 2,040 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,026 | 4.8% |
4,113 of 42,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Jermaine appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jermaine's data
- Jermaine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (13,527 total births); usage has since declined to 902 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jermaines (4,113 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 Jermaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Jermaine 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.