Jeramiah vs Jeremy

Side-by-side comparison of Jeramiah and Jeremy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jeramiah

Boy name · Rank #3474

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jeramiah Jeremy
Current Rank #3474 #266
Total Births (all years) 4,766 446,425
Peak Year 2010 1977
Peak Year Births 276 21,610
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Jeramiah Jeremy
1920s - 65
1930s - 231
1940s - 556
1950s - 998
1960s - 4,610
1970s 369 139,307
1980s 581 153,413
1990s 571 77,794
2000s 1,785 37,491
2010s 1,232 23,550
2020s 228 8,410

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeramiah Jeremy
2014 110 2,522
2015 86 2,393
2016 88 2,135
2017 65 2,047
2018 41 1,971
2019 35 1,767
2020 54 1,607
2021 45 1,485
2022 39 1,437
2023 31 1,419
2024 33 1,310
2025 26 1,152

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–2025.

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