Germain Boy

How popular is Germain?

#9,710 boy name in 2025

7 baby boys were named Germain in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.

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847living people named Germain (est.)
36median age of people named Germain
1,034babies named Germain since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025

Germain popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024)
Babies in 20257 boys
10-year trendRising (+17% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#10,638 in 2015, #12,016 in 2020
Peak year1981 (30 boys)
Highest rank#1,680 in 1972
First recorded1913
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Germain counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the German family of names ranked #1,253 for boys in 2025 (#1,354 the year before), with 126 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
German 112 89%
Germaine 7 6%
Germain 7 6%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Germain by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s40#2,650
1920s61#2,800
1930s53#2,101
1950s5#3,679
1960s5#4,037
1970s187#1,680
1980s197#1,864
1990s191#2,677
2000s140#4,264
2010s95#5,729
2020s18#9,710

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Questions

Is Germain a boy or girl name?
Germain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Germain were boys.
How popular is the name Germain?
7 baby boys were named Germain in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
When was Germain most popular?
Germain peaked in 1981, when 30 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,680 in 1972.
How many people are named Germain?
1,034 babies have been named Germain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 847 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.