Boys' name · since 1917
Jerimiah
5,078 babies named Jerimiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,864 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,078
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerimiah currently ranks #3864 among boys' names in America, with 5,078 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerimiah has been recorded 5,078 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #3864 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #1,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,864 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,078 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerimiah ranks #1,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,864 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,078 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,864 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,078
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jerimiah's 5,078 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jerimiah compares
5,078 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerimiah's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerimiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,078 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 250 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerimiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerimiah's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 250, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerimiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 250
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Jerimiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,582 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jerimiah's strongest decade.
1,582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jerimiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 517
1970s
517 births
- 1980s
1980s
801 births
- 1990s
1990s
642 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,582 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,234 births
- 2020s 199
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,582 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jerimiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerimiah's total volume
Jerimiah by state
Where Jerimiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 434 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 392 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 236 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 189 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 162 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 142 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 100 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 98 | 1.9% |
434 of 5,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Jerimiah appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerimiah's data
- Jerimiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,582 total births); usage has since declined to 199 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerimiahs (434 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerimiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Jerimiah 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.