Given name
Geremiah
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Geremiah is a variant of Geremia. In Italian use, Geremia carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Geremiah is a variant of Geremia. In Italian use, Geremia carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Geremiah connects to the Jeremiah name family through Geremia. An origin associated with Jeremiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Geremiah connects to the Jeremiah name family through Geremia. The history of Jeremiah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Jeremiah is the name of the Hebrew prophet of the 7th-6th centuries BC.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Geremiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 579
- 579 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,343 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,343 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 454 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Geremiah’s family of names
Geremiah has a related form in Geremia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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