Recorded 1998–2012 Boys' name Peak 2009 52 births

Geramiah — boys' name

52 babies named Geramiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s252010s22
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Geramiah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Geramiah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geramiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Geramiah between 1998 and 2012, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geramiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geramiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Geramiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geramiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Geramiah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

52

Since 1998

15 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1998

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2012

Geramiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1998

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 20122011201020092006200520041998 5

Geramiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 48% of Geramiah's all-time total
1990s52000s252010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geramiah?
52 babies have been named Geramiah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Geramiah most popular?
Geramiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Geramiah been used?
Geramiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 15 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Geramiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gerald, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.