Is Jermel a boy or girl name?

Jermel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,352 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Jermel

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Jermel was most popular in 1981, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,995 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,352 people named Jermel.

Jermel over time

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

Is Jermel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jermel is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,352 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% 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 Jermel

Where Jermel is most concentrated

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

New York 8.6×

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