Recorded 1973–2008 Boys' name Peak 1975 214 births

Jermale — boys' name

214 babies named Jermale in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s901990s362000s39
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jermale was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jermale in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermale

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Jermale between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jermale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermale 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 214 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.

Jermale at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

214

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1975

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jermale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1975)
19
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 200820051996199219871984198119761973 6

Jermale by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
90 births that decade — 42% of Jermale's all-time total
1970s491980s901990s362000s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermale?
214 babies have been named Jermale since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1975 with 19 births.
When was Jermale most popular?
Jermale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Jermale been used?
Jermale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jermale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2008 (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.