Gender
Origin
- French
- German
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Germain
Pronunciation
ge(r)-main
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #1865, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #5273, 7 births); most recent 1980 (rank #10389, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 5 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #3216, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1912 (rank #56, 770 births); most recent 2023 (rank #959, 39 births)
- Girls: peak in 1901 (rank #517, 9 births); most recent 1959 (rank #1566, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | – |
| 2022 | 42 | – |
| 2021 | 34 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 34 | – |
| 2018 | 46 | – |
| 2017 | 44 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | – |
| 2014 | 47 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence