Recorded 1976–2013 Boys' name Peak 2007 177 births

Jerimah — boys' name

177 babies named Jerimah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s171990s102000s792010s44

The verdict

177 boys have been named Jerimah since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

177
total births
1976–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jerimah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerimah

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Jerimah between 1976 and 2013, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerimah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerimah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerimah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerimah 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 177 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.

Jerimah at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

177

Since 1976

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1976

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jerimah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1976

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2007)
15
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20132010200720041998198119781976 5

Jerimah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
79 births that decade — 45% of Jerimah's all-time total
1970s271980s171990s102000s792010s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerimah?
177 babies have been named Jerimah since 1976. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2007 with 15 births.
When was Jerimah most popular?
Jerimah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jerimah been used?
Jerimah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 38 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jerimah?
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, 1976–2013 (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.