Germain
Germain was the 10027th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1700th; the most babies were born in 1981 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,123 places. More babies were named Germain in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,027 boys, up 2,674 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198130 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,034babies recorded
Germain popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 42 since 1961.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,027 | 7 |
| 2020 | #12,701 | 5 |
| 2010 | #6,481 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,384 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,001 | 21 |
| 1980 | #2,077 | 26 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,254 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,882 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,124 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,323 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Germain, counting every spelling?
Germain is a spelling of German, a name family that ranked #1,402 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,027 for Germain on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 112 | #1,541 | 576 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Germain?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Germain (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Germain born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Germain.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Germain?
About 800 people born in the US named Germain are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 22 and 46. That makes Germain mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Germain by state
How common Germain was among boys born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Germain: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Germain, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Germain
How popular is the name Germain?
Germain was the 10027th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1700th; the most babies were born in 1981 (30). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,123 places. More babies were named Germain in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Germain a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Germain in the US.
Where was Germain most popular?
In 1979–1983, Germain was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.