Jermaine is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jermaine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jermaine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jermaine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jermaine is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “brother or German”. A variant of Germain, from Latin germanus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 42,994 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 927 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jermaine per year, United States (1923 to 2025). United States peaked in 1973 (2,097/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2006 (71/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Jermaine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1973, when it ranked #263 nationally (given to 2,097 babies that year).
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