Recorded 1971–2007 Boys' name Peak 1979 327 births

Jermie — boys' name

327 babies named Jermie in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1101980s1471990s512000s19
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jermie was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jermie in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermie

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Jermie between 1971 and 2007, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jermie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jermie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermie 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 327 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.

Jermie at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

327

Since 1971

37 years of records

Peak year

1979

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1971

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jermie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1971

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1979)
26
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
051015202530 20071998199119871983197919751971 9

Jermie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
147 births that decade — 45% of Jermie's all-time total
1970s1101980s1471990s512000s19

Jermie by state

Where Jermie concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jermie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.5%
#2 Ohio
5 1.5%
North Carolina share of Jermie's total US births 1.5%
Even split

5 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermie?
327 babies have been named Jermie since 1971. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1979 with 26 births.
When was Jermie most popular?
Jermie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jermie most popular?
The top states for the name Jermie are North Carolina (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Jermie been used?
Jermie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 37 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jermie?
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, 1971–2007 (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.