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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #65 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 281 boysAKMaine: #101 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 596 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #118 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 818 boysNHWashington: #75 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 374 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 565 boysIDMontana: #89 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 384 boysMTNorth Dakota: #110 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 594 boysNDMinnesota: #88 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 538 boysMNIllinois: #139 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 869 boysILWisconsin: #88 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 617 boysWIMichigan: #124 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 871 boysMINew York: #218 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,656 boysNYMassachusetts: #154 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,438 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedRIOregon: #71 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 321 boysORNevada: #118 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 561 boysNVWyoming: #69 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 275 boysWYSouth Dakota: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 591 boysSDIowa: #75 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 377 boysIAIndiana: #102 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 664 boysINOhio: #123 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 891 boysOHPennsylvania: #158 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,304 boysPANew Jersey: #260 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,294 boysNJConnecticut: #211 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,810 boysCTCalifornia: #148 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 760 boysCAUtah: #100 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 556 boysUTColorado: #59 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 292 boysCONebraska: #105 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 596 boysNEMissouri: #125 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 802 boysMOKentucky: #136 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 963 boysKYWest Virginia: #150 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,086 boysWVVirginia: #161 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,028 boysVAMaryland: #196 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,479 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedDEArizona: #214 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,164 boysAZNew Mexico: #194 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 879 boysNMKansas: #102 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 566 boysKSArkansas: #192 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysARTennessee: #153 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 912 boysTNNorth Carolina: #177 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,107 boysNCSouth Carolina: #255 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,651 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,533 boysDCOklahoma: #118 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 718 boysOKLouisiana: #319 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,011 boysLAMississippi: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,304 boysMSAlabama: #242 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,699 boysALGeorgia: #201 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,214 boysGAHawaii: #248 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,208 boysHITexas: #230 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,290 boysTXFlorida: #168 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 979 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Colorado#59 · 1 in 292
  2. Alaska#65 · 1 in 281
  3. Wyoming#69 · 1 in 275
  4. Oregon#71 · 1 in 321
  5. Washington#75 · 1 in 374

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#59641 in 292
Alaska#65101 in 281
Wyoming#6991 in 275
Oregon#71491 in 321
Iowa#75521 in 377
Washington#75621 in 374
Minnesota#88501 in 538
Wisconsin#88501 in 617
Montana#89131 in 384
Utah#100261 in 556
Maine#101111 in 596
Indiana#102591 in 664
Kansas#102261 in 566
Nebraska#105181 in 596
North Dakota#11081 in 594
Idaho#115121 in 565
South Dakota#11581 in 591
Nevada#11861 in 561
New Hampshire#11861 in 818
Oklahoma#118261 in 718
Ohio#123861 in 891
Michigan#124711 in 871
Missouri#125411 in 802
Kentucky#136271 in 963
Illinois#139901 in 869
California#1482001 in 760
West Virginia#150121 in 1,086
Tennessee#153331 in 912
Massachusetts#154231 in 1,438
Pennsylvania#158551 in 1,304
Virginia#161301 in 1,028
Florida#168491 in 979
North Carolina#177331 in 1,107
Arkansas#192121 in 1,241
New Mexico#194101 in 879
Maryland#196141 in 1,479
Georgia#201301 in 1,214
Connecticut#21191 in 1,810
Arizona#214151 in 1,164
New York#218681 in 1,656
Mississippi#223141 in 1,304
Texas#230831 in 1,290
Alabama#242151 in 1,699
District of Columbia#24251 in 1,533
Hawaii#24851 in 1,208
South Carolina#255121 in 1,651
New Jersey#260181 in 2,294
Louisiana#319151 in 2,011
Delaware———
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 1975

girls
#4,141
15 births · 1 in 97,191 girls
boys
#149
1,651 births · 1 in 946 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #4,141Jeremiah15

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #149Jeremiah1,651
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 97,191 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 61.0% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #3,950Yara16
  2. #3,950Yashika16
  3. #3,950Yazmin16
  4. #4,141Jeremiah15
  5. #4,141Adelia15
  6. #4,141Alan15
  7. #4,141Alene15
  8. #4,370Abena14
  9. #4,370Adell14
  10. #4,370Aiysha14

Tied with 228 names at #4,141; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 946 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 97.6% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #146Tyrone1,682
  2. #147Darrell1,672
  3. #148Miguel1,657
  4. #149Jeremiah1,651
  5. #150Kelly1,644
  6. #151Ronnie1,631
  7. #152Francisco1,612
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →