Jermel
Jermel was the 11264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1219th; the most babies were born in 1981 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,404 places. More babies were named Jermel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,264 boys, down 2,180 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,352babies recorded
Jermel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1987.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,264 | 6 |
| 2020 | #9,084 | 8 |
| 2010 | #6,872 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,289 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,344 | 30 |
| 1980 | #1,556 | 39 |
| 1970 | #5,066 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jermel, counting every spelling?
Jermel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 6 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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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 Jermel?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jermel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jermel 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jermel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jermel?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Jermel are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 26 and 46. That makes Jermel 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.
Jermel by state
How common Jermel was among boys born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.7×). In 46 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 Jermel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jermel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jermel
How popular is the name Jermel?
Jermel was the 11264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1219th; the most babies were born in 1981 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,404 places. More babies were named Jermel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jermel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jermel in the US.
Where was Jermel most popular?
In 1979–1983, Jermel was most common in New York (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Florida.