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Boy's name · #1496 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Jermaine has held steady since 1953, standing at #1496 in 2025.
In a single year its births jumped from about 170 in 1970 to 1,000 in 1971 — the years Jackson 5 mania made Jermaine Jackson a teen idol.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #2,636 in Austria (2018) · #2,961 in Ecuador (2018) · #998 in Netherlands (2016) · #711 in Ireland (2013) · #433 in Puerto Rico (2010) · #318 in New Zealand (1995).
Among 289 notable people named Jermaine:
Sports figures appear 4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jermaine Pennant, English footballer (born 1983).
About 300 boys a year are given Jerry as their full name.
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