Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jerimiah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerimiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,078
- 5,078 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 250 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,887 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,887 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 250 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,603 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.
Jerimiah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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