Jermaine

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 71 babies (rank #454 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

844

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	40	#470
1997	44	#450
1998	31	#588
1999	38	#524
2000	27	#679
2001	34	#567
2002	46	#474
2003	60	#429
2004	58	#461
2005	67	#432
2006	71	#454
2007	60	#527
2008	44	#682
2009	44	#688
2010	33	#885
2011	22	#1,184
2012	33	#912
2013	25	#1,075
2014	20	#1,302
2015	25	#1,102
2016	22	#1,251