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Shermaine
How to Pronounce Shermaine
Pronounced shur-MAYN /ʃərˈmeɪn/Low
Meaning: Shermaine blends the fashionable -maine ending of Germaine, from the Latin germanus meaning brotherly or of the same stock, with a Sh- opening; it is a modern American coinage that leans on that French-Latin sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Shermaine surfaced in American records in the nineteen-seventies among a family of Sh- and J- coinages, reaching its modest high around 1980.
It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its height. A boy named Shermaine then would be in his forties today. The name pairs a smooth French-sounding ending with an inventive opening typical of its era.
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What does the name Shermaine mean?
It is a coined name echoing Germaine, from the Latin germanus meaning brotherly or of the same stock.
How do you pronounce Shermaine?
It is said shur-MAYN /ʃərˈmeɪn/, with the stress on the second syllable.
Is Shermaine a boy or girl name?
Shermaine is recorded as a boy's name here, though the sound is also used for girls as Sharmaine.
How popular is Shermaine?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its height around the turn of the nineteen-eighties.