Jeramiah
Jeramiah was the 4082nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 791st with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,307 places. More babies were named Jeramiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,082 boys, down 1,656 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,766babies recorded
Jeramiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,082 | 26 |
| 2020 | #2,426 | 54 |
| 2010 | #791 | 276 |
| 2000 | #1,595 | 74 |
| 1990 | #1,675 | 49 |
| 1980 | #892 | 101 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeramiah, counting every spelling?
Jeramiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jeramiah?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeramiah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeramiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeramiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeramiah?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Jeramiah are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 30. That makes Jeramiah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jeramiah by state
How common Jeramiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jeramiah
How popular is the name Jeramiah?
Jeramiah was the 4082nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 791st with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,307 places. More babies were named Jeramiah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jeramiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jeramiah in the US.
Where is Jeramiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeramiah was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.