Jeremias
Jeremias was the 854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 286 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 803rd with 314 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 277 places. More babies were named Jeremias in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning God exalts (form of Jeremiah) · Hebrew, Greek
Say it jair-uh-MY-us /ˌdʒɛrəˈmaɪəs/
- Rank in 2025
- #854 boys, up 85 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 286boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024314 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,032babies recorded
What does the name Jeremias mean?
Jeremias is the Latin and Greek form of Jeremiah, used in the New Testament and in many languages, including Spanish (Jeremías) and German. Wiktionary traces it through Greek Ieremias to Hebrew Yirmeyahu, the name of the prophet whose book opens at Jeremiah 1:1, and glosses the Hebrew "Yahweh exalts"; the Spanish Wiktionary gives the same sense. Jeremy is the older English form.
יִרְמְיָהוּ (Hebrew, “Yahweh exalts”)Ἰερεμίας (Ancient Greek, “Jeremiah”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'exalts' reading is the usual one; the Hebrew verb in the name is not certain.
Pronunciation: Spanish-speaking families say heh-reh-MEE-ahs.
Related names: Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jeremías.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jeremias', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikcionario (Spanish Wiktionary), entry 'Jeremías', Wikcionario (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah 1:1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Nicknames for Jeremias
The usual nicknames for Jeremias are Jerry. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Jeremias in the last five years, 116 were named Jerry, against 1614 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry · also for Jeremiah, Jeremy, Gerald | Traditional | #907 | 1,523 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jeremiass go by each one.
Jeremias popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #854 | 286 |
| 2020 | #939 | 235 |
| 2010 | #1,223 | 145 |
| 2000 | #1,999 | 51 |
| 1990 | #2,734 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,671 | 35 |
| 1970 | #4,479 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,316 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeremias, counting every spelling?
Jeremias has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #821 for boys in 2025, against #854 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jeremias?
286 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeremias (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeremias 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 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeremias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeremias?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Jeremias are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Jeremias a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jeremias by state
How common Jeremias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.4×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Texas (1.8×), New Jersey (1.7×), Virginia (1.7×). In 25 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
These names rose and fell in step with Jeremias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeremias, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jeremias · Sibling names for Jeremias
Questions about the name Jeremias
What does Jeremias mean?
Jeremias means “God exalts (form of Jeremiah)” (Hebrew, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jeremias?
Jeremias was the 854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 286 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 803rd with 314 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 277 places. More babies were named Jeremias in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jeremias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jeremias in the US.
Where is Jeremias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeremias was most common in Maryland (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Massachusetts.