US rank #12620 Boys' name Peak 1972 389 births

Jermayne — #12620 US boys' name

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

1970s851980s721990s892000s802010s502020s13
#12620
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jermayne was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jermayne in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Jermayne between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermayne currently holds the #12620 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermayne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jermayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jermayne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermayne 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 389 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.

Jermayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

389

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1972

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,620

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jermayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1972)
17
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 202420122006200019941988198019731972 17

Jermayne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 23% of Jermayne's all-time total
1970s851980s721990s892000s802010s502020s13

Jermayne by state

Where Jermayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jermayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Jermayne's total US births 1.3%

5 of 389 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermayne?
389 babies have been named Jermayne since 1972. It currently ranks #12620 among boys. The peak year was 1972 with 17 births.
When was Jermayne most popular?
Jermayne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Jermayne most popular?
The top states for the name Jermayne are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jermayne been used?
Jermayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jermayne?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.