Boys' name · since 1971
Jermon
Jermon has 511 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jermon is the #12326 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 511 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermon has been recorded 511 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #12326 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #7,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermon ranks #7,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 511 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jermon's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jermon compares
511 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jermon's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jermon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jermon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jermon's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jermon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jermon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (122 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Jermon's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jermon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 122 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jermon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jermon's total volume
Jermon by state
Where Jermon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 511 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jermon's data
- Jermon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jermons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jermon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jermon 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.