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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMNIllinois: #403 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,242 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedWIMichigan: #372 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,848 boysMINew York: #254 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,439 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,119 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #397 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,695 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #474 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,663 boysNCSouth Carolina: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,666 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#171 · 1 in 2,119
  2. New York#254 · 1 in 3,439
  3. South Carolina#351 · 1 in 3,666
  4. Michigan#372 · 1 in 5,848
  5. Pennsylvania#397 · 1 in 9,695

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#171161 in 2,119
New York#254281 in 3,439
South Carolina#35151 in 3,666
Michigan#37271 in 5,848
Pennsylvania#39791 in 9,695
Illinois#40381 in 7,242
North Carolina#47461 in 5,663
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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 1926

boys
#573
115 births · 1 in 9,657 boys

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #573Jeremiah115
More about 1926

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 9,657 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #567Rollin118
  2. #567Theron118
  3. #572Hobert116
  4. #573Jeremiah115
  5. #573Benedict115
  6. #573Eldridge115
  7. #573Gilberto115
  8. #580Aldo114
  9. #580Alphonso114
  10. #580Casimir114

Tied with 6 names at #573; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. 477Jonnie#1,332#855
  2. 433Jorge#1,425#992
  3. 410Faustino#1,390#980
  4. 404Adelbert#1,246#842
  5. 381Cameron#1,164#783
Fallers
  1. 531Okey#984#1,515
  2. 459Florentino#973#1,432
  3. 407Rexford#924#1,331
  4. 380Marshal#973#1,353
  5. 378Coolidge#746#1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926