Given name
Jermon
“one who is dependable”
Jermon is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is dependable.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is dependable.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jermon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 511
- 511 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,860 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,860 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 366 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.
Jermon’s family of names
Jermon has a related form in Jermonn. Jermon has a related form in Jermun. Jermon has a related form in Jermunn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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