Recorded 1972–2022 Boys' name Peak 1993 451 births

Jerman — boys' name

451 babies named Jerman in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s1161990s1302000s842010s412020s12
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jerman was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jerman in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerman

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Jerman between 1972 and 2022, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerman performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jerman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jerman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerman 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 451 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.

Jerman at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

451

Since 1972

51 years of records

Peak year

1993

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1972

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jerman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1972

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
20
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 202220142004199819921985197919731972 8

Jerman by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
130 births that decade — 29% of Jerman's all-time total
1970s681980s1161990s1302000s842010s412020s12

Jerman by state

Where Jerman concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jerman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 17.1%
California share of Jerman's total US births 17.1%

77 of 451 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerman?
451 babies have been named Jerman since 1972. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 20 births.
When was Jerman most popular?
Jerman was most popular in the 1990s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jerman most popular?
The top states for the name Jerman are California (77 births).
How long has the name Jerman been used?
Jerman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 51 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jerman?
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, 1972–2022 (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.