Is Germain a boy or girl name?

Germain is a boy’s name. Of the 1,034 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys.

Germain

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Germain was most popular in 1972, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,646 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,034 people named Germain.

Germain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Germain’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Germain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Germain is a boy’s name — 4.1% of the 1,034 Americans given it were girls and 95.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Germain

Where Germain is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org