Boys' name · since 1960
Jeremias
Jeremias has 5,032 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,032
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,032 babies have been named Jeremias since 1960, making it today's #853 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jeremias recorded 5,032 times among boys since 1960, holding rank #853 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #1,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #853 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,032 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeremias ranks #1,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #853 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,032 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,032
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeremias's 5,032 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jeremias compares
5,032 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
Jeremias's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeremias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,032 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 314 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeremias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeremias's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 314, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeremias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 314
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jeremias by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,849 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Jeremias's strongest decade.
1,849 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jeremias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 241
1980s
241 births
- 1990s 359
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
855 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,849 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,548 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,849 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jeremias 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 Jeremias's total volume
Jeremias by state
Where Jeremias concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 856 | 17.0% |
| #2 | California | | 682 | 13.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 389 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 375 | 7.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 169 | 3.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 124 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 113 | 2.2% |
856 of 5,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Jeremias appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeremias's data
- Jeremias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,849 total births) through the 2020s (1,548) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jeremiass (856 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeremias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Jeremias 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.