Given name · also French
Jermaine
“woman from Germany”·“a man from Germany”·“one who is brotherly”
In English use, Jermaine is used as a spelling variant of Germaine.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman from Germany”, “a man from Germany”, and “one who is brotherly”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with French and Latin naming traditions.
How it developed
In English use, Jermaine is used as a spelling variant of Germaine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jermaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42,994
- 42,027 boys · 967 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 2,097 babies
- 2025
- 118
- #1,496 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 118 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,496 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,038 in 1973. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 31,139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jermaine’s family of names
In English usage, Jermaine has a diminutive in Jerry. Jermaine has an alternative spelling in Germaine. Jermaine has a related form in Jermain.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jermaine
- J. ColeAmerican rapper and record producer (born 1985)
- Jermaine JacksonAmerican musician (born 1954)
- Jermaine PennantEnglish association football playerborn 1983
- Jermaine JenasEnglish footballer (born 1983)
- Jermaine JonesGerman-American soccer playerborn 1981
- Jermaine O'NealAmerican basketball player (born 1978)
- Jermaine DupriAmerican record producer, rapper, songwriter and music executive (born 1972)
- Jermaine BeckfordJamaican footballerborn 1983
- Jermaine TaylorJamaican footballerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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