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Boy · Latin, through French
Jermaine
Say it: jer-MAYN
Meaning
An English spelling of Germain, from Latin Germanus, which meant either 'brother' or 'German'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Popular among African Americans in the 1970s and 1980s, helped by Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson 5.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 42,270 babies given this name since 1923
- At its height in 1973, about 1 in 765 boys
- 181 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Germaine, Jermain
| French | Germain |
|---|---|
| Italian | Germano |
Famous bearers
- Jermaine Jackson, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.