Is Germaine a boy or girl name?
Germaine was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 77% of the 10,261 US babies named Germaine were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,346
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Germaine since 1895
- 10,261
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 250 babies
Boys and girls named Germaine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 230 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,028 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,644 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,354 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 809 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 882 | 100% |
| 1960s | 7 | 939 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 972 | 560 | 36.6% |
| 1980s | 564 | 231 | 29.1% |
| 1990s | 359 | 129 | 26.4% |
| 2000s | 265 | 43 | 14% |
| 2010s | 155 | 18 | 10.4% |
| 2020s | 35 | 10 | 22.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,346 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,898 | 5 | #15,988 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,987 | 5 | #16,140 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,111 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,059 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,322 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,806 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,359 | 5 | #16,714 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,185 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,092 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,097 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,196 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,050 | 6 | #15,614 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,265 | 7 | #13,847 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,954 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,307 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,929 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,408 | 5 | #18,097 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,179 | 5 | #17,001 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,659 | 6 | #14,470 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,612 | 6 | #14,190 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,660 | 12 | #8,377 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,017 | 9 | #10,171 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,820 | 9 | #9,770 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,474 | 11 | #8,185 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,415 | 13 | #6,992 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,628 | 9 | #9,056 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,266 | 12 | #7,197 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,193 | 9 | #9,080 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,668 | 13 | #6,765 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,425 | 12 | #7,187 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,259 | 19 | #5,055 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,789 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,170 | 14 | #5,928 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,211 | 21 | #4,221 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,471 | 13 | #5,700 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,769 | 10 | #6,771 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,396 | 21 | #3,898 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,087 | 23 | #3,546 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,245 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,033 | 29 | #3,042 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,030 | 40 | #2,421 |
| 1980 | 93 | #925 | 31 | #2,891 |
| 1979 | 76 | #1,019 | 39 | #2,400 |
| 1978 | 76 | #992 | 29 | #2,812 |
| 1977 | 92 | #886 | 35 | #2,474 |
| 1976 | 91 | #875 | 38 | #2,219 |
| 1975 | 97 | #845 | 46 | #1,940 |
| 1974 | 113 | #763 | 50 | #1,780 |
| 1973 | 146 | #660 | 64 | #1,488 |
| 1972 | 157 | #629 | 93 | #1,165 |
| 1971 | 95 | #830 | 95 | #1,197 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,591 | 71 | #1,448 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,219 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,511 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,364 | 77 | #1,213 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,327 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,201 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,097 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 125 | #945 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,048 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 127 | #957 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 116 | #999 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 117 | #979 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 119 | #947 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,003 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,171 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,159 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,050 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,105 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,140 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,066 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,065 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,064 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 79 | #979 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 93 | #921 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,026 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 73 | #883 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 79 | #858 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 96 | #793 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 83 | #839 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 83 | #790 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 84 | #765 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 116 | #629 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 119 | #630 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 124 | #605 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 106 | #640 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 141 | #541 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 149 | #531 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 161 | #505 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 152 | #533 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 139 | #554 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 147 | #560 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 182 | #499 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 203 | #480 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 171 | #541 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 138 | #604 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 164 | #561 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 164 | #571 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 151 | #587 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 171 | #543 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 155 | #581 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 145 | #597 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 117 | #641 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 106 | #699 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 120 | #626 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 138 | #569 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 137 | #546 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 121 | #508 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 106 | #495 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 85 | #525 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 53 | #586 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 45 | #632 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 31 | #723 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 48 | #529 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 22 | #804 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 30 | #669 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 20 | #833 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 27 | #672 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 18 | #821 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,044 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,171 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,074 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,420 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,314 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,344 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,489 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Germaine reached #629 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #480 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Germaine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.