Boys' name · since 1969
Jermal
754 babies named Jermal in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 754
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 754 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Jermal recorded 754 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #6,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 754 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermal ranks #6,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 754 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 754
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermal's 754 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jermal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermal splits its recorded history at 1992: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1982)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jermal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (231 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jermal's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jermal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
231 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 231 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jermal 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 Jermal's total volume
Jermal by state
Where Jermal concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
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What to do with Jermal's data
- Jermal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (231 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.
- New York records the most Jermals (38 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jermal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
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, 1969–2024 (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 Jermal 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.