Recorded 1971–2025 Boys' name Peak 1981 511 births

Jermon — boys' name

511 babies named Jermon in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s981980s1221990s1222000s962010s682020s5

The verdict

511 boys have been named Jermon since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.

511
total births
1971–2025
years on record
1980s
peak decade
24%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Jermon was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jermon in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermon

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Jermon between 1971 and 2025, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jermon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jermon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermon 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 511 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.

Jermon at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

511

Since 1971

55 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1971

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jermon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1971

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 202520122006199919931987198019741971 6

Jermon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
122 births that decade — 24% of Jermon's all-time total
1970s981980s1221990s1222000s962010s682020s5

Jermon by state

Where Jermon concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jermon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Jermon's total US births 1.0%

5 of 511 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermon?
511 babies have been named Jermon since 1971. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Jermon most popular?
Jermon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Jermon most popular?
The top states for the name Jermon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jermon been used?
Jermon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 55 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jermon?
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, 1971–2025 (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.