How Many People Are Named Jermal?
An estimated 723 people in the United States have the first name Jermal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jermal peaked in popularity in 1982 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jermal 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 Jermal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
723
About 1 in 474,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1982
33 births
Total Registered
754
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jermal
Jermal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 754 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jermal as a male name
Ranked #13,100 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (33 births)
Jermal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jermal span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 231 babies were registered. Jermal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jermal by Decade
How has Jermal 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.
Jermal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jermal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jermal
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Jermal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jermal?
We estimate approximately 723 people named Jermal 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 474,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Jermal a common name?
Jermal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 754 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jermal most popular?
Jermal reached peak popularity in 1982, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jermal is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jermal a male name?
Jermal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jermal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jermal Smith, Jermal Johnson, Jermal 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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