Boys' name · since 1973
Jeramiah
4,766 babies named Jeramiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,766
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,766 babies have been named Jeramiah since 1973, making it today's #4078 boys' name.
Jeramiah has 4,766 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4078 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, 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 1973 to 2025.
- #1,839 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,766 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeramiah ranks #1,839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,766 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,839 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,766
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeramiah's 4,766 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeramiah compares
4,766 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jeramiah's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeramiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,766 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 276 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeramiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeramiah splits its recorded history at 1999: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 276 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeramiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jeramiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,785 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Jeramiah's strongest decade.
1,785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jeramiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 369
1970s
369 births
- 1980s 581
1980s
581 births
- 1990s 571
1990s
571 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,785 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,232 births
- 2020s 228
2020s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,785 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jeramiah 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 Jeramiah's total volume
Jeramiah by state
Where Jeramiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 543 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 414 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 171 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 157 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 153 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 114 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 87 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 70 | 1.5% |
543 of 4,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Jeramiah appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- Jeramiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,785 total births); usage has since declined to 228 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeramiahs (543 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeramiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jeramiah 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.