Jerman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JER-mun
- Origin
- Latin
Jerman is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “brother, kinsman”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jerman mean?
Latin: variant of German (Spanish Germán), from Latin Germanus
“brother, kinsman”
Saint Germanus of Auxerre was a 5th-century bishop who travelled to Britain to oppose the Pelagian heresy.
Is Jerman a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerman is a boys' name.
How popular is Jerman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Jerman in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
Names like Jerman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Justin Jordan Austin Jacob Nathan Jason Jesse Tristan Dylan Jonathan Johan Ethan
Names related to Jerman
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Jerman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jerman, updated 20 October 2026.