How Many People Are Named Chermaine?
An estimated 165 people in the United States have the first name Chermaine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Chermaine peaked in popularity in 1974 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chermaine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chermaine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
165
About 1 in 2,077,299 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1974
17 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chermaine
Chermaine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 178 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chermaine as a female name
Ranked #12,090 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1974 (17 births)
Chermaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chermaine span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 82 babies were registered. While Chermaine is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chermaine by Decade
How has Chermaine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chermaine by State
Chermaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chermaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chermaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chermaine?
We estimate approximately 165 people named Chermaine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,077,299 Americans share this first name.
Is Chermaine a common name?
Chermaine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chermaine most popular?
Chermaine reached peak popularity in 1974, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chermaine is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chermaine a female name?
Chermaine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chermaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chermaine Smith, Chermaine Johnson, Chermaine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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