Shermain
Shermain Sunja Jeremy is an Antiguan singer and beauty pageant titleholder, winner of the Miss Antigua and Barbuda Carnival Queen Show competition in 2002 and Jaycee's Caribbean queen show that year. In the Miss World 2004 pageant, she won the Miss World Talent competition.
Meaning & Origin of Shermain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shermain Sunja Jeremy is an Antiguan singer and beauty pageant titleholder, winner of the Miss Antigua and Barbuda Carnival Queen Show competition in 2002 and Jaycee's Caribbean queen show that year. In the Miss World 2004 pageant, she won the Miss World Talent competition.
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The Story of Shermain
As a girl name
Shermain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 5 births, good for #8,423 nationwide. Shermain last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shermain as a boy name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Shermain — #6,237 in the national rankings. Shermain last appeared in the published SSA data in 1983, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shermain
Shermain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Shermain's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #8,423. Use the chart and map above to compare Shermain'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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