Germain

Where Germain comes from

A patronymic from a medieval given name, identical with the French one; or from an ethnic term for a German.
— Wiktionary's entry for Germain
  • French
Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,821 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1971
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1972
    Peak, #1,680
    27 babies named Germain — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1986
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,882.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from French.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.