How Many People Are Named Germaine?
people named Germaine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 61,760 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,274 babies named Germaine in Social Security records from 1895 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
250 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of GERMAIN. Saint Germaine was a 16th-century peasant girl from France.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Germaine, 59.9% were girls and 40.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Germaine fell from 100% in the 1900s to 10.4% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Germaine alive today is about 54 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Germaine first appears in the records in 1895 and was given most often in 1972, to 250 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1895 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Germaine has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #480, in 1928. In 2025 it ranked #13,784. Among boys, its best rank was #629, in 1972.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,784 | #10,024 |
| Best rank | #480 (1928) | #629 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #559 in the 1920s | #839 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Germaine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Germaine were born in New York than in any other state: about 453 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Germaine was given 13.5 times as often in New Hampshire, 12.5 times in Maine and 5.2 times in Wisconsin.
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