Recorded 1970–2016 Boys' name Peak 1986 717 births

Jermy — boys' name

717 babies named Jermy in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1631980s2711990s1592000s862010s38
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jermy was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

50 babies were named Jermy in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermy

The Social Security Administration has registered 717 babies named Jermy between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jermy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 271 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jermy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jermy in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermy 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 717 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.

Jermy at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

717

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1986

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jermy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1986)
50
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0102030405060 201620082002199519891983197719711970 7

Jermy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
271 births that decade — 38% of Jermy's all-time total
1970s1631980s2711990s1592000s862010s38

Jermy by state

Where Jermy concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jermy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 3.3%
#2 California
12 1.7%
#3 Illinois
10 1.4%
#4 Florida
5 0.7%
#5 New York
5 0.7%
Texas share of Jermy's total US births 3.3%
Even split

24 of 717 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermy?
717 babies have been named Jermy since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1986 with 50 births.
When was Jermy most popular?
Jermy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 271 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Jermy most popular?
The top states for the name Jermy are Texas (24 births), California (12 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Jermy been used?
Jermy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jermy?
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, 1970–2016 (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.