Given name
Jeramia
“appointed by God”·“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jeramia is a variant of Jeremiah. Interpretations include “appointed by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is exalted by the Lord” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeramia is a variant of Jeremiah. Interpretations include “appointed by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is exalted by the Lord” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jeramia is a variant of Jeremiah. 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeramia is a variant of Jeremiah. 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
Jeramia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 139
- 139 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 13 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 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.
Jeramia’s family of names
Jeramia has a related form in Jeremiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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
If you love Jeramia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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