Jermaine
Jermaine was the 1496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 127th with 2,038 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 730 places. More babies were named Jermaine in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Germain; "German" · French, Latin
Say it jer-MAYN /dʒərˈmeɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,496 boys, down 399 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19732,038 babies
- Total since 1880
- 42,994babies recorded
What does the name Jermaine mean?
Jermaine is a spelling of Germain, the French form of the Latin Germanus, "a German". DMNES lists several early saints named Germanus, including the 5th-century bishop Germain of Auxerre. Wikipedia credits the name's American popularity to Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson 5, who made it well known in the 1970s, when it was at its peak.
Germanus (Latin, “a German”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: Jermaine means 'brother' (Latin germanus).
Related names: Germain, Germaine, Jermain, German.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jermaine', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Germain', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Jermaine', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jermaine popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 967 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,496 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,097 | 181 |
| 2010 | #584 | 429 |
| 2000 | #443 | 539 |
| 1990 | #306 | 831 |
| 1980 | #149 | 1,804 |
| 1970 | #622 | 171 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jermaine, counting every spelling?
Jermaine is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,364 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,496 for Jermaine on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine | 118 | #1,496 | 721 |
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 Jermaine?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jermaine (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jermaine 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 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jermaine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jermaine?
About 39,500 people born in the US named Jermaine are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 27 and 48. That makes Jermaine 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.
Jermaine by state
How common Jermaine was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.3×), Georgia (2.7×), South Carolina (2.3×), Ohio (1.6×). In 32 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 Jermaine: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jermaine, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jermaine · Sibling names for Jermaine
Questions about the name Jermaine
What does Jermaine mean?
Jermaine means “variant of Germain; "German"” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jermaine?
Jermaine was the 1496th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 127th with 2,038 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 730 places. More babies were named Jermaine in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jermaine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jermaine in the US.
Where is Jermaine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jermaine was most common in Louisiana (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.