How popular is the name Jermaine?

Jermaine ranks 522nd among boys' names in US records, with 43,983 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,161.

Is Jermaine a unisex name?

No. Jermaine is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1973, when 2,066 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Germain, Germane. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#522 of boy names

Pronounced JH ER0 M EY1 N (ARPABET)

Jermaine is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 43,983 children — the 522nd most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1973, when 2,066 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Germain and Germane — because they are pronounced identically.

1973Boys: 2,066Girls: 59

These spellings sound identical to Jermaine and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jermaine?: Jermaine ranks 522nd among boys' names in US records, with 43,983 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,161.
Is Jermaine a unisex name?: No. Jermaine is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jermaine most popular?: 1973, when 2,066 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jermaine spelled?: Germain, Germane. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.