Jere vs Jeremiah

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

Name A

Jere

Boy name

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Name B

Jeremiah

Boy name · Rank #93

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Metric Jere Jeremiah
Current Rank Unranked #93
Total Births (all years) 4,278 221,735
Peak Year 1941 2010
Peak Year Births 137 7,742
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jere Jeremiah
1880ss 5 373
1890ss 7 313
1900ss — 272
1910ss 91 806
1920ss 279 1,241
1930ss 858 1,139
1940ss 1,018 1,261
1950ss 887 1,621
1960ss 562 1,314
1970ss 234 18,778
1980ss 160 28,331
1990ss 88 23,646
2000ss 61 55,669
2010ss 18 66,784
2020ss 10 20,187

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jere Jeremiah
2014 — 6,895
2015 — 6,826
2016 6 6,626
2017 — 5,880
2018 — 5,627
2019 — 5,073
2020 5 4,596
2021 — 4,250
2022 5 3,875
2023 — 3,764
2024 — 3,702

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, 1881–2022.

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