Given name
Jerahmeel
“may God have compassion”·“he will obtain mercy of God”
Jerahmeel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewירחמאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jerahmeel means “may God have compassion” or “he will obtain mercy of God.”
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Where it comes from
Jerahmeel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb raham (רחם), “to love deeply,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jerahmeel appears in 1 Chronicles 2:9, Matthew 1:3.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9
- Matthew 1:3
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Jerahmeel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerahmeel’s family of names
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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