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Unisex name

Germaine

/ʒɚˈmeɪn/ · 77% girls, 23% boys · 13 born in 2025

Germaine has been given to about 10,274 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ʒɚˈmeɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,302
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Germaine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 250
  • Born in 202513
  • All time10,274

How popular is Germaine?

Its best year was 1972, when 250 babies were given the name, ranking 1165th. The typical living American called Germaine is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Germaine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jermaine0.91
  2. Geraldine0.75
  3. Bernadine0.75
  4. Elaine0.72
  5. Gearldine0.75
  6. Charmaine0.71
  7. Emmaline0.72
  8. Tremaine0.72

Middle names for Germaine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Germaine Rose0.87
  2. Germaine Marie0.87
  3. Germaine Louise0.87
  4. Germaine Claire0.86
  5. Germaine Mae0.86
  6. Germaine Quinn0.86

Sibling names for Germaine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.87
  2. Louiebrother · 0.86
  3. Lenorasister · 0.86
  4. Amosbrother · 0.85
  5. Otisbrother · 0.84
  6. Ruthiesister · 0.83

Where Germaine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Germaine White0.82
    2. Germaine Nguyen0.82
    3. Germaine Moore0.82
    4. Germaine Hill0.82
    5. Germaine Hall0.82
    6. Germaine Brown0.82

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Germaine

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.