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
Germain through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,821 among boys with 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 on, more boys have.
  3. 1972
    Peak, #1,680
    27 babies named Germain, its best rank.
  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

We look up famous namesakes for names that have made the top 1,000. Germain hasn't yet.

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.