Given name
Jeramiah
“appointed by God”·“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jeramiah 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
Jeramiah 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
Jeramiah 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeramiah 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
Jeramiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,766
- 4,766 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 276 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,082 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,082 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 276 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,575 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.
Jeramiah’s family of names
Jeramiah 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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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