Boys' name · since 1976
Jerimah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 177 babies named Jerimah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
177 boys have been named Jerimah since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jerimah has 177 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1976 to 2013.
- #13,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 177 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerimah ranks #13,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerimah's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerimah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerimah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerimah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2013
- Peak year (2007)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jerimah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jerimah's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jerimah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Jerimah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2010s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerimah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1976–2013 (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 Jerimah 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.