Boys' name · since 1973
Jermale
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Jermale, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
214 boys have been named Jermale since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jermale recorded 214 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2008.
- #12,531 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermale ranks #12,531 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermale's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jermale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermale splits its recorded history at 1988: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1975)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jermale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (90 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Jermale's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jermale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Jermale's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jermale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Jermale 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.