Jermaine
Jermaine is a masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the French given name Germain, which is in turn derived from the Latin given name Germanus.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Jermaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jermaine is a masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the French given name Germain, which is in turn derived from the Latin given name Germanus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Jermaine
Jermaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 2,038 births, good for #127 nationwide. About 32% of every Jermaine on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jermaine ranks #1,559 for baby boys with 112 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 42K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Jermaine
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jermaine Ale (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
- Jermaine Allensworth (born 1972), American baseball player
- Jermaine Anderson (born 1983), Canadian basketball player
- Jermaine Anderson (English footballer) (born 1996), English footballer
- Jermaine Anderson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1979), Jamaican footballer
- Jermaine Beal (born 1987), American basketball player
- Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), Jamaican footballer
- Jermaine Bishop (born 1997), American basketball player
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About the name Jermaine
Jermaine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 42K births in the dataset. Jermaine's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #127. Use the chart and map above to compare Jermaine'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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