Jerimiah
Spelling variant of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu, understood as Yahweh will raise up. The prophet of that name wrote during the fall of Jerusalem.
Jerimiah in 2025
Jerimiah was given to 28 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,343rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 118,405 babies born.
The history of Jerimiah
Jerimiah reached its highest point in 2010, when 250 babies were given the name, ranking 1,837th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,808th, in 1977.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 5,078 babies have been named Jerimiah. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jerimiah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jerimiah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 6,292 |
| 1920s | 37 | 5,424 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,882 |
| 1950s | 31 | 7,151 |
| 1960s | 5 | 10,420 |
| 1970s | 517 | 1,808 |
| 1980s | 801 | 1,930 |
| 1990s | 642 | 3,068 |
| 2000s | 1,582 | 2,099 |
| 2010s | 1,234 | 1,837 |
| 2020s | 199 | 6,033 |
Where Jerimiah is heading
Jerimiah has fallen 71% over the past decade, from 96 babies in 2015 to 28 in 2025.
Names like Jerimiah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jerimiah.