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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 251 boysAKMaine: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 622 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeremiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 724 boysNHWashington: #141 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 718 boysWAIdaho: #187 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 870 boysIDMontana: #102 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 388 boysMTNorth Dakota: #110 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 440 boysNDMinnesota: #125 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 728 boysMNIllinois: #144 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 734 boysILWisconsin: #129 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 720 boysWIMichigan: #138 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 832 boysMINew York: #225 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,516 boysNYMassachusetts: #251 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,272 boysMARhode Island: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,187 boysRIOregon: #128 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 563 boysORNevada: #222 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,196 boysNVWyoming: #67 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 208 boysWYSouth Dakota: #134 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 626 boysSDIowa: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 942 boysIAIndiana: #126 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 660 boysINOhio: #151 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 980 boysOHPennsylvania: #163 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,203 boysPANew Jersey: #223 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,685 boysNJConnecticut: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,318 boysCTCalifornia: #211 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 1,117 boysCAUtah: #140 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 645 boysUTColorado: #113 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 459 boysCONebraska: #143 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 831 boysNEMissouri: #126 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 694 boysMOKentucky: #118 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 733 boysKYWest Virginia: #90 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 395 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 820 boysVAMaryland: #160 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 970 boysMDDelaware: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 595 boysDEArizona: #183 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 819 boysAZNew Mexico: #94 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 384 boysNMKansas: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,408 boysKSArkansas: #107 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 496 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 653 boysTNNorth Carolina: #115 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 678 boysNCSouth Carolina: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,722 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #156 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 630 boysDCOklahoma: #105 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 470 boysOKLouisiana: #126 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 639 boysLAMississippi: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 681 boysMSAlabama: #138 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 740 boysALGeorgia: #120 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 668 boysGAHawaii: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 798 boysHITexas: #194 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 969 boysTXFlorida: #131 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 695 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#67 · 1 in 208
  2. Alaska#68 · 1 in 251
  3. West Virginia#90 · 1 in 395
  4. New Mexico#94 · 1 in 384
  5. Montana#102 · 1 in 388

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#67101 in 208
Alaska#68151 in 251
West Virginia#90251 in 395
New Mexico#94291 in 384
Montana#102111 in 388
Oklahoma#105411 in 470
Arkansas#107281 in 496
North Dakota#11091 in 440
Maine#111101 in 622
Colorado#113531 in 459
North Carolina#115661 in 678
Kentucky#118321 in 733
Delaware#12071 in 595
Georgia#120721 in 668
Tennessee#123531 in 653
Minnesota#125401 in 728
Indiana#126571 in 660
Louisiana#126441 in 639
Missouri#126501 in 694
New Hampshire#12891 in 724
Oregon#128341 in 563
Wisconsin#129421 in 720
Florida#1311231 in 695
South Dakota#13471 in 626
Virginia#134501 in 820
Alabama#138341 in 740
Michigan#138751 in 832
Utah#140271 in 645
Washington#141471 in 718
Nebraska#143121 in 831
Illinois#1441151 in 734
Mississippi#144231 in 681
Ohio#151751 in 980
Iowa#153181 in 942
District of Columbia#156101 in 630
Maryland#160311 in 970
Pennsylvania#163611 in 1,203
Hawaii#16981 in 798
Rhode Island#16951 in 1,187
Connecticut#175151 in 1,318
Arizona#183391 in 819
Idaho#18781 in 870
Texas#1941581 in 969
California#2112391 in 1,117
Nevada#22281 in 1,196
New Jersey#223301 in 1,685
New York#225831 in 1,516
Kansas#227111 in 1,408
Massachusetts#251171 in 2,272
South Carolina#285121 in 1,722
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 1994

girls
#8,804
9 births · 1 in 198,417 girls
boys
#158
2,081 births · 1 in 928 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #8,804Jeremiah9

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #158Jeremiah2,081
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 198,417 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 44.1% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #8,122Ziomara10
  2. #8,122Zofia10
  3. #8,122Zykia10
  4. #8,804Jeremiah9
  5. #8,804Aalliyah9
  6. #8,804Aarin9
  7. #8,804Aasha9
  8. #9,586Aaliyan8
  9. #9,586Abagale8
  10. #9,586Abbye8

Tied with 781 names at #8,804; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 928 of them was named Jeremiah, which outranked 98.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeremiah
  1. #155Darius2,184
  2. #156Douglas2,162
  3. #157Levi2,105
  4. #158Jeremiah2,081
  5. #158Noah2,081
  6. #160Sergio2,004
  7. #161Hector1,973
  8. #162Roberto1,969

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →