Boys' name · since 1997
Jerimyah
301 babies named Jerimyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 301
- total births
- 1997–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Jerimyah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 301 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Jerimyah recorded 301 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- 301 total births
- 1997–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jerimyah's 301 recorded births place it above 77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerimyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerimyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerimyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jerimyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jerimyah's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jerimyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (45% of all-time use).
Jerimyah by state
Where Jerimyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jerimyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerimyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jerimyah: Baby Name Since 1997 - 301 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerimyah. 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 Jerimyah 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.