Jeremiah
From the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, usually read as Yahweh will exalt or Yahweh will loosen. The prophet of that name witnessed the fall of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah in 2025
Jeremiah was given to 3,849 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 154th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 861 babies born.
The history of Jeremiah
Jeremiah reached its highest point in 2010, when 7,756 babies were given the name, ranking 71st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 226,373 babies have been named Jeremiah. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jeremiah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jeremiah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 373 | 525 |
| 1890s | 313 | 714 |
| 1900s | 272 | 840 |
| 1910s | 806 | 1,053 |
| 1920s | 1,241 | 1,117 |
| 1930s | 1,139 | 1,087 |
| 1940s | 1,260 | 1,143 |
| 1950s | 1,621 | 1,175 |
| 1960s | 1,312 | 1,407 |
| 1970s | 18,911 | 136 |
| 1980s | 28,535 | 154 |
| 1990s | 23,738 | 212 |
| 2000s | 55,810 | 94 |
| 2010s | 66,921 | 71 |
| 2020s | 24,121 | 121 |
Where Jeremiah is heading
Jeremiah has fallen 44% over the past decade, from 6,836 babies in 2015 to 3,849 in 2025.
Names like Jeremiah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jeremiah.