Boys' name · since 1971
Jermine
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 372 babies named Jermine, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermine sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 372 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jermine recorded 372 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2002.
- #9,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 372 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermine ranks #9,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermine's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jermine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jermine splits its recorded history at 1985: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jermine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2002
- Peak year (1979)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2002.
372 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 27 births in a single year.
Jermine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (158 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Jermine's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jermine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 158 births (42% of all-time use).
Jermine decade highlights
- Peak decade 158 births
- Runner-up 144 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Jermine's data
- Jermine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jermine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~31 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, 1971–2002 (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 Jermine 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.
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