Boys' name · since 1969
Jermel
1,347 babies named Jermel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,347
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jermel is the #10908 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,347 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermel has been recorded 1,347 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #10908 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,908 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,347 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermel ranks #4,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,908 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,347 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,908 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,347
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermel's 1,347 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jermel compares
1,347 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jermel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jermel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jermel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jermel's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jermel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jermel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Jermel as girls' name)
Jermel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (445 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jermel's strongest decade.
445 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jermel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
320 births
- 1980s
1980s
445 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 445 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jermel 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 Jermel's total volume
Jermel by state
Where Jermel concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 194 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.4% |
194 of 1,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jermel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jermel's data
- Jermel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (445 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jermels (194 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jermel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jermel 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.