Germaine
Germaine is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Germaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Germaine is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Germaine
As a girl name
American parents first put Germaine on the record books as a girl name in 1895, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 203 Germaines were born — ranking #480 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Germaines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 8K Germaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Germaine as a boy name dates back to 1967, when 7 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 157 newborns named Germaine — #629 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Germaines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Germaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Germaine
Germaine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Germaine's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #480. Use the chart and map above to compare Germaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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