Jermain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jer-MAYN
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Jermain is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “brother, or German”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Jermain mean?
Latin: variant of Jermaine, from Latin Germanus
“brother, or German”
Germanus was borne by St Germain, a 5th-century bishop of Auxerre.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jermain a girl's or a boy's name?
Jermain is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jermain in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jermain in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jermain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Jermain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Jermain, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 1981, with 104 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Jermain in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jermain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,941 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,402 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,146 |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,165 |
| 1983 | 80 | #987 |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,088 |
| 1981 | 104 | #870 |
| 1980 | 90 | #945 |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,089 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 74 | #998 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 |
| 1975 | 71 | #970 |
| 1974 | 76 | #936 |
| 1973 | 94 | #817 |
| 1972 | 94 | #826 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,525 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
Names like Jermain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Jacob Joshua Austin Nathan Justin Adam Jordan Jamie Dylan Ethan Vinnie
Names related to Jermain
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jermain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jermain, updated 20 October 2026.