—2024 rank
1973peak year
40,847babies named Jermaine since 1880
▼ 41%5-year trend
Jermaine popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Jermaine mean?
From the French form of Germain, from Latin germanus, 'brother' or 'genuine'. Grew popular in the 1970s.
OriginFrench, Latin
Syllables3
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Jermaine
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Famous Jermaines
- Jermaine Jackson, singer
Spellings & variants
Germain
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