Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 301 births

Jerimyah — boys' name

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.

1990s122000s1172010s1362020s36

The verdict

301 boys have been named Jerimyah since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

301
total births
1997–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jerimyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jerimyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerimyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Jerimyah between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerimyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerimyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jerimyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerimyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerimyah 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 301 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.

Jerimyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

301

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jerimyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
32
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 2023201920152011200720031997 6

Jerimyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 45% of Jerimyah's all-time total
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Jerimyah by state

Where Jerimyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jerimyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
#2 Texas
5 1.7%
California share of Jerimyah's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerimyah?
301 babies have been named Jerimyah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 32 births.
When was Jerimyah most popular?
Jerimyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jerimyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jerimyah are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jerimyah been used?
Jerimyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jerimyah?
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, 1997–2023 (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.