Jeremiah

#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #88 for boys in 2025, 3,840 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2011 · 7,630 births
Debut · boys
37 births
In top 100 · boys
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
225,674
since 1880

Jeremiah over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #49, 2011boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#883,840
2024#13,4776#933,735
2023—#923,771
2022#12,2437#933,886
2021#11,1468#824,257
2020—#744,602
2019#13,7996#695,080
2018#9,15111#645,632
2017#12,7137#635,887
2016#16,2155#586,629
2015#10,8669#546,827
2014#9,51711#566,899
2013#13,1507#586,993
2012#6,87218#527,498
2011#7,43616#497,630
2010#8,70113#517,743
2009#7,67916#657,235
2008#8,52914#686,594
2007#10,81810#676,630
2006#9,28612#716,544
2005#8,33013#785,847
2004#3,89836#775,381
2003#10,4259#904,855
2002#10,2469#864,720
2001#7,72413#904,223
2000#13,1546#1023,643
1999#8,22311#1083,304
1998#7,10413#1143,223
1997#13,7245#1282,930
1996#7,13012#1642,103
1995#7,51411#1632,054
1994#8,8049#1582,081
1993#10,5887#1661,911
1992#9,4918#1611,938
1991#8,5889#1562,096
1990#12,9585#1542,008
1989—#1442,147
1988#5,06516#1362,190
1987#4,85716#1302,137
1986#4,96415#1182,381
1985#4,28218#1112,533
1984#3,72621#1022,776
1983#2,97528#992,849
1982#3,09328#893,329
1981#2,84731#773,896
1980#2,86631#764,093
1979#2,99728#813,719
1978#3,09825#813,445
1977#2,46335#694,151
1976#4,61413#932,872
1975#4,14115#1491,651
1974#5,01111#1781,294
1973#6,6667#256765
1972—#431341
1971—#452322
1970—#552217
1969—#623159
1968—#660130
1967—#666126
1966—#649130
1965—#740100
1964—#703121
1963—#661139
1962—#685128
1961—#680128
1960—#634151
1959—#627152
1958—#625151
1957—#565186
1956—#596163
1955—#572168
1954—#560170
1953—#607143
1952—#537173
1951—#555151
1950—#521164
1949—#524162
1948—#563140
1947—#597130
1946—#589119
1945—#552118
1944—#614100
1943—#576121
1942—#536130
1941—#535121
1940—#539119
1939—#560104
1938—#551110
1937—#556109
1936—#549108
1935—#547111
1934—#526123
1933—#540111
1932—#532121
1931—#546115
1930—#529127
1929—#553114
1928—#584112
1927—#522137
1926—#573115
1925—#543128
1924—#568125
1923—#556124
1922—#559128
1921—#549129
1920—#539129
1919—#543121
1918—#596105
1917—#581104
1916—#547109
1915—#66776
1914—#53983
1913—#48779
1912—#52157
1911—#48137
1910—#46135
1909—#51925
1908—#52223
1907—#49522
1906—#47222
1905—#41027
1904—#34035
1903—#40124
1902—#36030
1901—#40721
1900—#32543
1899—#37624
1898—#35030
1897—#33131
1896—#27943
1895—#34728
1894—#33628
1893—#32329
1892—#32033
1891—#29132
1890—#29035
1889—#25142
1888—#30834
1887—#26138
1886—#26740
1885—#26340
1884—#27838
1883—#27337
1882—#29833
1881—#27034
1880—#27637
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeremiah was already there! It came in at #276, and was given to 37 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 31 boys a year got the name.

Where Jeremiah is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 975 boysNHWashington: #153 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,073 boysWAIdaho: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 990 boysIDMontana: #108 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 468 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #138 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,112 boysMNIllinois: #271 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,168 boysILWisconsin: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,838 boysWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,348 boysMINew York: #311 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,858 boysNYMassachusetts: #225 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,712 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedRIOregon: #161 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,101 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNVWyoming: #96 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 451 boysWYSouth Dakota: #152 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 880 boysSDIowa: #192 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,816 boysIAIndiana: #185 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,471 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,927 boysOHPennsylvania: #251 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,849 boysPANew Jersey: #335 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,928 boysNJConnecticut: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,674 boysCTCalifornia: #196 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 1,145 boysCAUtah: #210 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,593 boysUTColorado: #137 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 753 boysCONebraska: #164 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,300 boysNEMissouri: #245 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,062 boysMOKentucky: #265 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,578 boysKYWest Virginia: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,608 boysWVVirginia: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,870 boysVAMaryland: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,151 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedDEArizona: #218 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,229 boysAZNew Mexico: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 880 boysNMKansas: #200 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,381 boysKSArkansas: #264 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,144 boysARTennessee: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,218 boysTNNorth Carolina: #286 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,318 boysNCSouth Carolina: #299 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,368 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,513 boysOKLouisiana: #352 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,478 boysLAMississippi: #296 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,108 boysMSAlabama: #306 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,660 boysALGeorgia: #392 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,912 boysGAHawaii: #205 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 977 boysHITexas: #486 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,553 boysTXFlorida: #220 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#96 · 1 in 451
  2. Montana#108 · 1 in 468
  3. New Hampshire#135 · 1 in 975
  4. Colorado#137 · 1 in 753
  5. Minnesota#138 · 1 in 1,112

Best ever in a state: #10 in New Mexico, 2013.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9651 in 451
Montana#108101 in 468
New Hampshire#13551 in 975
Colorado#137241 in 753
Minnesota#138231 in 1,112
South Dakota#15251 in 880
Washington#153201 in 1,073
Oregon#161131 in 1,101
Idaho#16361 in 990
Nebraska#16481 in 1,300
Indiana#185271 in 1,471
New Mexico#187101 in 880
Wisconsin#190161 in 1,838
Iowa#192101 in 1,816
California#1961261 in 1,145
Kansas#200101 in 1,381
Connecticut#203101 in 1,674
Hawaii#20561 in 977
Utah#21081 in 1,593
Oklahoma#211121 in 1,513
Arizona#218141 in 1,229
Ohio#218401 in 1,927
Florida#220331 in 1,500
Massachusetts#225131 in 2,712
Maryland#237101 in 2,151
Missouri#245161 in 2,062
West Virginia#24551 in 2,608
Pennsylvania#251261 in 2,849
Michigan#254281 in 2,348
Arkansas#26471 in 2,144
Kentucky#265101 in 2,578
Illinois#271361 in 2,168
North Carolina#286171 in 2,318
Mississippi#29691 in 2,108
South Carolina#29991 in 2,368
Virginia#305111 in 2,870
Alabama#306101 in 2,660
New York#311401 in 2,858
New Jersey#335111 in 3,928
Louisiana#352121 in 2,478
Georgia#392101 in 3,912
Tennessee#40961 in 5,218
Texas#486231 in 4,553
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jeremiah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#93 → #88)
  • 14 spots since 2020 (#74 → #88)
  • 34 spots since 2015 (#54 → #88)
  • Biggest jump: 175 spots in 1973 (#431 → #256)
  • Biggest drop: 128 spots in 1915 (#539 → #667)
Rise & fade · boys
131 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2011 at #49 (7,630 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 2001–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 248
  • Highest: 1 in 248 boys born in 2010 were named Jeremiah (0.40%)
  • Latest: 1 in 445 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
  • Its best rank, #49 in 2011, was only 1 in 249 (0.40%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 29.6% of all boys named Jeremiah (66,818) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s373#251 (1889)#275
1890s313#279 (1896)#324
1900s272#325 (1900)#425
1910s806#461 (1910)#542
1920s1,241#522 (1927)#555
1930s1,139#526 (1934)#544
1940s1,260#524 (1949)#563
1950s1,621#521 (1950)#577
1960s1,312#623 (1969)#670
1970s18,777#69 (1977)#234
1980s28,331#76 (1980)#108
1990s23,648#108 (1999)#147
2000s55,672#65 (2009)#79
2010s66,818#49 (2011)#57
2020s24,091#74 (2020)#87

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jeremiah in 1973

girls
#6,666
7 births · 1 in 208,316 girls
boys
#256
765 births · 1 in 2,037 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #6,666Jeremiah7

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #256Jeremiah765
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 208,316 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 32.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #6,080Zanita8
  2. #6,080Zoey8
  3. #6,080Zsazsa8
  4. #6,666Jeremiah7
  5. #6,666Aaryn7
  6. #6,666Adonna7
  7. #6,666Afiya7
  8. #7,435Abagail6
  9. #7,435Adabel6
  10. #7,435Adalia6

Tied with 768 names at #6,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,037 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #253Andy775
  2. #254Fredrick774
  3. #255Armando766
  4. #256Jeremiah765
  5. #257Alejandro763
  6. #258Jessie753
  7. #259Shaun749
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →