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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #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 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #65 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 187 boysAKMaine: #133 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 431 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #117 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 395 boysNHWashington: #81 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 321 boysWAIdaho: #100 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 352 boysIDMontana: #96 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 300 boysMTNorth Dakota: #87 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 275 boysNDMinnesota: #103 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 401 boysMNIllinois: #50 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 222 boysILWisconsin: #76 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 287 boysWIMichigan: #63 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 234 boysMINew York: #47 for boys · 466 births · 1 in 224 boysNYMassachusetts: #79 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 319 boysMARhode Island: #63 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 207 boysRIOregon: #117 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 420 boysORNevada: #77 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 277 boysNVWyoming: #89 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 239 boysWYSouth Dakota: #80 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 255 boysSDIowa: #121 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 445 boysIAIndiana: #64 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 248 boysINOhio: #69 for boys · 232 births · 1 in 258 boysOHPennsylvania: #65 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 257 boysPANew Jersey: #49 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 207 boysNJConnecticut: #50 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 194 boysCTCalifornia: #60 for boys · 842 births · 1 in 274 boysCAUtah: #249 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 942 boysUTColorado: #41 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 194 boysCONebraska: #116 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 412 boysNEMissouri: #67 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 260 boysMOKentucky: #77 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 274 boysKYWest Virginia: #75 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 269 boysWVVirginia: #40 for boys · 235 births · 1 in 178 boysVAMaryland: #53 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 201 boysMDDelaware: #40 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 127 boysDEArizona: #63 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 250 boysAZNew Mexico: #16 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 111 boysNMKansas: #52 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 209 boysKSArkansas: #68 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 230 boysARTennessee: #49 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 200 boysTNNorth Carolina: #35 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 170 boysNCSouth Carolina: #35 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 157 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #45 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 159 boysDCOklahoma: #56 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 233 boysOKLouisiana: #35 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 185 boysLAMississippi: #21 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 132 boysMSAlabama: #35 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 157 boysALGeorgia: #22 for boys · 380 births · 1 in 142 boysGAHawaii: #35 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 151 boysHITexas: #45 for boys · 843 births · 1 in 211 boysTXFlorida: #25 for boys · 623 births · 1 in 148 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#16 · 1 in 111
  2. Mississippi#21 · 1 in 132
  3. Georgia#22 · 1 in 142
  4. Florida#25 · 1 in 148
  5. Hawaii#35 · 1 in 151

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#16871 in 111
Mississippi#211021 in 132
Georgia#223801 in 142
Florida#256231 in 148
Alabama#351411 in 157
Hawaii#35311 in 151
Louisiana#351311 in 185
North Carolina#352981 in 170
South Carolina#351331 in 157
Delaware#40281 in 127
Virginia#402351 in 178
Colorado#411401 in 194
District of Columbia#45261 in 159
Texas#458431 in 211
New York#474661 in 224
New Jersey#492001 in 207
Tennessee#491791 in 200
Connecticut#50741 in 194
Illinois#503001 in 222
Kansas#52771 in 209
Maryland#531381 in 201
Oklahoma#56871 in 233
California#608421 in 274
Arizona#631481 in 250
Michigan#632041 in 234
Rhode Island#63191 in 207
Indiana#641441 in 248
Alaska#65181 in 187
Pennsylvania#652341 in 257
Missouri#671221 in 260
Arkansas#68621 in 230
Ohio#692321 in 258
West Virginia#75311 in 269
Wisconsin#76951 in 287
Kentucky#77811 in 274
Nevada#77481 in 277
Massachusetts#79931 in 319
South Dakota#80161 in 255
Washington#811121 in 321
North Dakota#87141 in 275
Wyoming#8981 in 239
Montana#96131 in 300
Idaho#100231 in 352
Minnesota#103691 in 401
Nebraska#116241 in 412
New Hampshire#117121 in 395
Oregon#117431 in 420
Iowa#121341 in 445
Maine#133111 in 431
Utah#249231 in 942
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 2012

girls
#6,872
18 births · 1 in 97,836 girls
boys
#52
7,498 births · 1 in 253 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #6,872Jeremiah18

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #52Jeremiah7,498
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 97,836 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 64.8% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #6,576Zoelle19
  2. #6,576Zully19
  3. #6,576Zyah19
  4. #6,872Jeremiah18
  5. #6,872Aariona18
  6. #6,872Abbygayle18
  7. #6,872Abcde18
  8. #7,144Abriel17
  9. #7,144Ahmiya17
  10. #7,144Aily17

Tied with 271 names at #6,872; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

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

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 253 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #49Nicholas7,742
  2. #50Tyler7,706
  3. #51Aaron7,545
  4. #52Jeremiah7,498
  5. #53Julian7,389
  6. #54Cameron7,376
  7. #55Levi7,244
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

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

See the top 100 for 2012 →