Given name & surname
Jeremias
“appointed by God”·“one who is exalted by the Lord”·“the Lord is exalted”
Jeremias 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. In German use, Jeremias is a variant of Jeremia. In Hebrew use, Jeremia carries the interpretation “the Lord is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeremias 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. In German use, Jeremias is a variant of Jeremia. In Hebrew use, Jeremia carries the interpretation “the Lord is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jeremias is a variant of Jeremiah. An origin associated with Jeremiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jeremias developed from Ἰερεμίας.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeremias 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
Jeremias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,032
- 5,032 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 314 babies
- 2025
- 286
- #854 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 286 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 854 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (54). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,588 as a first name in 2020; 435 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jeremias’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Jeremias has a short form in Remy. In English usage, Jeremias shares an earlier linguistic root with Jeremiah. In German usage, Jeremias has a related form in Jeremia.
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Around the world
Jeremias has relatives in 10 languages.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jeremyequivalent
- Geremiaequivalent
- Jormaequivalent
- Jarkkoequivalent
- Jeremiaszequivalent
- Jarmoequivalent
- Jérémiederivative · French
- Yeremiyaderivative · tum, Chichewa
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People named Jeremias
- Jeremias Benjamin RichterGerman chemist (1762-1807)
- Jeremias II of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople1536–1595
- Jeremias I of ConstantinopleGreek orthodox saint-Patriarch of Constantinople1485–1546
- Jeremias III of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople1650–1735
- Jérémie-Jacques OberlinAlsacian philologist and archaeologist1735–1806
- Jeremias DrexelGerman Jesuit (1581–1638)
- Jeremias FalckPrussian painter1610–1664
- Jeremias ChitundaAngolan politician (1942-1992)
- Jeremias de DekkerDutch poet, writer and translator (1609-1666)
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