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Jermell

100% boys · last recorded 2021

Jermell has been given to about 615 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 564
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jermell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time615

How popular is Jermell?

Its best year was 1981, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1788th. The typical living American called Jermell is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Jermell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerrell0.88
  2. Terrell0.76
  3. Vernell0.76
  4. Derrell0.76
  5. Jarrell0.69
  6. Wendell0.64
  7. Kendell0.64
  8. Jere0.63

Middle names for Jermell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jermell Paul0.77
  2. Jermell Blake0.76
  3. Jermell Wade0.76
  4. Jermell Ross0.76
  5. Jermell Quinn0.76
  6. Jermell Finn0.76

Sibling names for Jermell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.71
  2. Elishaeither · 0.71
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.71
  4. Laceysister · 0.70
  5. Aracelisister · 0.70
  6. Meredithsister · 0.69

Where Jermell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jermell Anderson0.77
    2. Jermell White0.72
    3. Jermell Nguyen0.72
    4. Jermell Moore0.72
    5. Jermell Brown0.72
    6. Jermell Young0.69

    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 Jermell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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