# Jermaine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jermaine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 42,994 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 42,027 / 967 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 933, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rare variant of Germain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13 | 6,033 |
| 1989 | 14 | 5,955 |
| 1990 | 14 | 6,265 |
| 1991 | 19 | 5,073 |
| 1992 | 11 | 7,737 |
| 1993 | 12 | 7,213 |
| 1994 | 6 | 12,455 |
| 1995 | 9 | 9,076 |
| 1996 | 5 | 14,474 |
| 1997 | 7 | 11,359 |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,533 |
| 2000 | 7 | 12,367 |
| 2001 | 5 | 16,469 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,605 |
| 2005 | 5 | 17,636 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 447 | 563 |
| 2012 | 362 | 656 |
| 2013 | 314 | 742 |
| 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 | 156 | 1,251 |
| 2023 | 141 | 1,342 |
| 2024 | 123 | 1,475 |
| 2025 | 118 | 1,496 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 1,158 |
| 2012 | 33 | 901 |
| 2013 | 25 | 1,063 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,281 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1,095 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,234 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1,986 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,076 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,443 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## People named Jermaine

- Jermaine Jackson, American musician (born 1954)
- Jermaine Pennant, English association football player
- Jermaine Jenas, English footballer (born 1983)
- Jermaine Jones, German-American soccer player
- Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1978)
- Jermaine Stewart, American musician, singer, actor, dancer (1957–1997)
- Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
- Jermaine Love, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player (born 1983)
- Jermaine Fowler, American actor
- Jermaine Easter, British footballer (born 1982)
- Jermaine Jackson, American basketball player (born 1976)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.