Jermiah vs Jerry

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

Name A

Jermiah

Boy name · Rank #5268

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Name B

Jerry

Boy name · Rank #866

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Metric Jermiah Jerry
Current Rank #5268 #866
Total Births (all years) 3,240 615,102
Peak Year 2010 1947
Peak Year Births 164 18,794
Peak Decade 2000s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jermiah Jerry
1880s - 1,106
1890s - 1,140
1900s - 1,636
1910s 17 6,486
1920s 26 17,449
1930s 26 80,690
1940s 19 167,257
1950s 16 136,567
1960s 20 93,544
1970s 227 48,351
1980s 413 25,755
1990s 419 16,577
2000s 1,121 10,646
2010s 791 5,918
2020s 145 1,980

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jermiah Jerry
2014 67 656
2015 68 603
2016 44 597
2017 45 496
2018 39 455
2019 34 381
2020 35 457
2021 25 354
2022 19 341
2023 27 287
2024 18 279
2025 21 262

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, 1916–2025.

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