Boys' name · since 1981

Jermil

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

#32,681 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

12 boys have been named Jermil since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermil has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1981 to 1984.

  • #32,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermil ranks #32,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,681 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jermil's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jermil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jermil's full recorded timeline at 1984, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 6 recorded births.

Jermil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
6 19811984 6

Jermil by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Jermil's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jermil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermil?
12 babies have been named Jermil since 1981. All-time, it sits at #32,681 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
Where does Jermil sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermil ranks #32,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jermil most popular?
Jermil was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Jermil been used?
Records for Jermil go back to 1981, giving 4 years of history through 1984.
What names are similar to Jermil?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jermil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1984 (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 Jermil 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.