Boys' name · since 1996

Jaramiah

93 babies named Jaramiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,881 of 45,481
all-time among boys
93
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

93 boys have been named Jaramiah since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jaramiah has 93 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2016.

  • #17,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 93 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaramiah ranks #17,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,881 of 45,481
all-time among boys
93
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaramiah's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jaramiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaramiah splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaramiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4681012 19962002200420062008201120152016 6

Jaramiah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 67% of the file).

2000s was Jaramiah's strongest decade.

62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Jaramiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaramiah? ▼
Jaramiah has been given to 93 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,881 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 11 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Jaramiah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaramiah ranks #17,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaramiah most popular? ▼
Jaramiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jaramiah been used? ▼
Jaramiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 21 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jaramiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jaramiah's data

  • Jaramiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaramiah

Nearby Names Like Jaramiah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaramiah

Jared Boy
#396 206,351 births
Jarrod Boy
#6879 25,286 births
Jarrett Boy
#2391 22,892 births
Jarvis Boy
#2837 17,720 births
Jarred Boy
#6882 13,255 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Milbern
93 births · Peak 1920
Wilbon
93 births · Peak 1930
Beldon
93 births · Peak 1934
Marks
93 births · Peak 1957
Thales
93 births · Peak 2009
Elfego
93 births · Peak 1959
Doyel
93 births · Peak 1925
Paddy
93 births · Peak 1948

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaramiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2016 (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 Jaramiah 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.