Given name
Jeremiya
“appointed by God”·“one who is exalted by the Lord”·“the Lord is exalted”
Jeremiya 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. Jeremiya is a variant of Jeremia. In Hebrew use, Jeremia carries the interpretation “the Lord is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeremiya 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. Jeremiya 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
Jeremiya 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 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeremiya 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
Jeremiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 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 6 in 2006. 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.
Jeremiya’s family of names
Jeremiya has a related form in Jeremiah. Jeremiya has a related form in Jeremia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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