Recorded 1974–1999 Boys' name Peak 1981 48 births

Jermelle — boys' name

48 babies named Jermelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 boys have been named Jermelle since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

48
total births
1974–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jermelle was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jermelle in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Jermelle between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jermelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermelle 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 48 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.

Jermelle at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

48

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jermelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Jermelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 63% of Jermelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermelle?
48 babies have been named Jermelle since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Jermelle most popular?
Jermelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Jermelle been used?
Jermelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jermelle?
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, 1974–1999 (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.