Recorded 1999–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 317 births

Jermya — girls' name

317 babies named Jermya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

317 girls have been named Jermya since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

317
total births
1999–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Jermya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

38 babies were named Jermya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermya

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Jermya between 1999 and 2018, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jermya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jermya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Jermya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermya 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 317 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.

Jermya at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

317

Since 1999

20 years of records

Peak year

2006

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1999

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jermya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1999

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
38
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 2018201320102007200420011999 8

Jermya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
225 births that decade — 71% of Jermya's all-time total
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Jermya by state

Where Jermya concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jermya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 2.2%
#2 Louisiana
6 1.9%
#3 Alabama
5 1.6%
#4 Florida
5 1.6%
Texas share of Jermya's total US births 2.2%
Even split

7 of 317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermya?
317 babies have been named Jermya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 38 births.
When was Jermya most popular?
Jermya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jermya most popular?
The top states for the name Jermya are Texas (7 births), Louisiana (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Jermya been used?
Jermya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 20 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jermya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2018 (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.