Boys' name · since 1981
Geremiah
579 babies named Geremiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Geremiah is the #7351 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geremiah has been recorded 579 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #7351 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,351 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geremiah ranks #7,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,351 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Geremiah's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Geremiah compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Geremiah's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geremiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Geremiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geremiah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geremiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Geremiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Geremiah's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Geremiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (48% of all-time use).
How Geremiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Geremiah's total volume
Geremiah by state
Where Geremiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
24 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Geremiah's data
- Geremiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Geremiahs (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geremiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Geremiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.