Boys' name · since 1976

Jerimia

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.

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

Jerimia sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1976.

Jerimia has 16 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1984.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jerimia's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jerimia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jerimia's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jerimia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 197619771984 5

Jerimia by decade

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

1970s was Jerimia's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Jerimia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerimia?
Jerimia has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 6 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Jerimia since 1976 -- 9 years through the most recent 1984 data.
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.

What to do with Jerimia's data

  • Jerimia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1976–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jerimia: Baby Name Since 1976 - 16 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerimia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jerimia 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 July 2026.