Germaine
About Germaine
Linked to the early days of feminism via Germaine Greer, this saint's name feels neither French nor German enough -- which just might make it the perfect blend of the two cultures. All forms of Germain derive from the Latin Germanus, referring to a person from Germany.
As of October 2026, Germaine ranked #13789 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #480 in 1928.
Editor's take: The name Germaine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "from Germany".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Germaines
- Saint Germaine Cousin
French patroness of child abuse victims
- Germaine of Foix
Queen consort of Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Germaine de Staël
French,Swiss writer
- Germaine Lefebvre aka Capucine
French actress
- Germaine de Randamie
Dutch mixed martial artist
- Germaine Greer
Australian,born feminist author
- Germaine Ribière
French resistance leader
- Germaine Tillion
French ethnologist and resistance leader
- Germaine Dulac (born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset
Schneider), French filmmaker
- Germaine Luise Krull
German photographer
- (Marcelle) Germaine Tailleferre
French composer of Les Six
Germaine in pop culture
- Germaine
character in TV series 'Raised by Wolves', based on journalist Caitlin Moran
- Germaine Avadonia
Knight of Red in the Evillious Chronicles
- Abbess Germaine
character in the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques