US rank #5576 Boys' name Peak 2011 286 births

Jeremiyah — #5576 US boys' name

286 babies named Jeremiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s692010s1562020s61
#5576
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jeremiyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jeremiyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeremiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Jeremiyah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeremiyah currently holds the #5576 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeremiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeremiyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeremiyah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeremiyah 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 286 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.

Jeremiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

286

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2011

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,576

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jeremiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
23
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Jeremiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
156 births that decade — 55% of Jeremiyah's all-time total
2000s692010s1562020s61

Jeremiyah by state

Where Jeremiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeremiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Jeremiyah's total US births 1.7%

5 of 286 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeremiyah?
286 babies have been named Jeremiyah since 2003. It currently ranks #5576 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 23 births.
When was Jeremiyah most popular?
Jeremiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Jeremiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jeremiyah are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jeremiyah been used?
Jeremiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jeremiyah?
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.