Boys' name · since 1974
Jermichael
Jermichael has 418 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 418
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermichael is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 418 have been recorded since 1974.
Jermichael has 418 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #8,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 418 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermichael ranks #8,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 418 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 418
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermichael's 418 recorded births place it above 80.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Jermichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermichael splits its recorded history at 1996: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1988)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jermichael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (132 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jermichael's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jermichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 132 births (32% of all-time use).
Jermichael by state
Where Jermichael concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
15 of 418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Jermichael's decade-level peak was the 1980s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Jermichaels (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jermichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Jermichael 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.