Recorded 1976–1984 Boys' name Peak 1977 16 births

Jerimia — boys' name

16 babies named Jerimia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s5

The verdict

16 boys have been named Jerimia since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

16
total births
1976–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Jerimia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jerimia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerimia

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Jerimia between 1976 and 1984, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerimia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerimia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerimia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerimia 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 16 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.

Jerimia at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

16

Since 1976

9 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1976

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1984

Jerimia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1976

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419771976 5

Jerimia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 69% of Jerimia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerimia?
16 babies have been named Jerimia since 1976. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Jerimia most popular?
Jerimia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Jerimia been used?
Jerimia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 9 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Jerimia?
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, 1976–1984 (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.