Is Jermain a boy or girl name?

Jermain is a boy’s name. Of the 2,010 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Jermain

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Jermain was most popular in 1981, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,057 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,010 people named Jermain.

Jermain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jermain’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jermain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jermain is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,010 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Jermain

Where Jermain is most concentrated

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

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