Is Jermaine a boy or girl name?
Jermaine is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 123 boys were named Jermaine, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 42,874 US babies named Jermaine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,466
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jermaine since 1923
- 42,874
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 2,097 babies
Boys and girls named Jermaine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1950s | 20 | 22 | 52.4% |
| 1960s | 5 | 20 | 80% |
| 1970s | 13,527 | 467 | 3.3% |
| 1980s | 12,802 | 289 | 2.2% |
| 1990s | 6,076 | 91 | 1.5% |
| 2000s | 5,488 | 22 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 3,206 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 783 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 141 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 155 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 183 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 181 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 210 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 261 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 276 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 270 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 312 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 326 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 314 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 362 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 447 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 428 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 470 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 547 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 563 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 556 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 572 | #449 | 5 | #17,634 |
| 2004 | 561 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 572 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 550 | #447 | 5 | #16,605 |
| 2001 | 558 | #434 | 5 | #16,468 |
| 2000 | 539 | #442 | 7 | #12,367 |
| 1999 | 538 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 538 | #431 | 8 | #10,533 |
| 1997 | 507 | #440 | 7 | #11,359 |
| 1996 | 529 | #425 | 5 | #14,474 |
| 1995 | 541 | #419 | 9 | #9,076 |
| 1994 | 534 | #427 | 6 | #12,454 |
| 1993 | 652 | #363 | 12 | #7,213 |
| 1992 | 682 | #350 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1991 | 724 | #336 | 19 | #5,073 |
| 1990 | 831 | #306 | 14 | #6,265 |
| 1989 | 820 | #298 | 14 | #5,955 |
| 1988 | 782 | #295 | 13 | #6,033 |
| 1987 | 860 | #259 | 17 | #4,748 |
| 1986 | 952 | #241 | 17 | #4,614 |
| 1985 | 1,155 | #206 | 24 | #3,560 |
| 1984 | 1,579 | #170 | 36 | #2,588 |
| 1983 | 1,562 | #165 | 35 | #2,568 |
| 1982 | 1,607 | #168 | 35 | #2,665 |
| 1981 | 1,681 | #161 | 42 | #2,351 |
| 1980 | 1,804 | #149 | 56 | #1,922 |
| 1979 | 1,339 | #180 | 39 | #2,404 |
| 1978 | 1,255 | #188 | 31 | #2,707 |
| 1977 | 1,374 | #172 | 36 | #2,441 |
| 1976 | 1,425 | #164 | 54 | #1,757 |
| 1975 | 1,316 | #176 | 56 | #1,695 |
| 1974 | 1,628 | #151 | 58 | #1,624 |
| 1973 | 2,038 | #127 | 59 | #1,578 |
| 1972 | 1,967 | #135 | 77 | #1,320 |
| 1971 | 1,014 | #233 | 46 | #1,884 |
| 1970 | 171 | #622 | 11 | #4,873 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,689 | 6 | #6,977 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,979 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,682 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,329 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,333 | 8 | #4,540 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,070 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,031 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,261 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,345 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,555 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,514 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,160 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,365 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,739 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,666 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jermaine reached #127 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #1,320 in 1972. 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 Jermaine
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.