Recorded 1998–2023 Boys' name Peak 2010 249 births

Jeramyah — boys' name

249 babies named Jeramyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1122010s1132020s19

The verdict

249 boys have been named Jeramyah since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

249
total births
1998–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jeramyah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jeramyah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeramyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Jeramyah between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeramyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeramyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeramyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeramyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeramyah 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 249 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.

Jeramyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

249

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2010

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jeramyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
24
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202320192016201320102007200420011998 5

Jeramyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 45% of Jeramyah's all-time total
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Jeramyah by state

Where Jeramyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jeramyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
#2 Texas
5 2.0%
California share of Jeramyah's total US births 2.0%
Even split

5 of 249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeramyah?
249 babies have been named Jeramyah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 24 births.
When was Jeramyah most popular?
Jeramyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jeramyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jeramyah are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jeramyah been used?
Jeramyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jeramyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, 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, 1998–2023 (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.