Jermaine

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Jermaine first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1973 with 2,038 babies (rank #127 that year). In 2024 it was given to 123 boys (rank #1,466). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jermaine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jermaine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

42,874

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,038

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jermaine

Jermaine Jacksonbass guitarist · b. 1954
Jermaine Pennantautobiographer · b. 1983
Jermaine Jenassports commentator · b. 1983
Jermaine O'Nealbasketball player · b. 1978
Jermaine Jonesassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	5	#4,070
1955	7	#3,333
1958	8	#3,151
1969	5	#4,689
1970	171	#622
1971	1,014	#233
1972	1,967	#135
1973	2,038	#127
1974	1,628	#151
1975	1,316	#176
1976	1,425	#164
1977	1,374	#172
1978	1,255	#188
1979	1,339	#180
1980	1,804	#149
1981	1,681	#161
1982	1,607	#168
1983	1,562	#165
1984	1,579	#170
1985	1,155	#206
1986	952	#241
1987	860	#259
1988	782	#295
1989	820	#298
1990	831	#306
1991	724	#336
1992	682	#350
1993	652	#363
1994	534	#427
1995	541	#419
1996	529	#425
1997	507	#440
1998	538	#431
1999	538	#433
2000	539	#442
2001	558	#434
2002	550	#447
2003	572	#439
2004	561	#460
2005	572	#449
2006	556	#477
2007	563	#478
2008	547	#500
2009	470	#562
2010	428	#586
2011	447	#563
2012	362	#656
2013	314	#741
2014	326	#735
2015	312	#766
2016	270	#837
2017	276	#817
2018	261	#850
2019	210	#999
2020	181	#1,097
2021	183	#1,117
2022	155	#1,258
2023	141	#1,342
2024	123	#1,466