Recorded 2001–2017 Unisex name Peak 2011 168 births

Jermiyah — unisex name

168 babies named Jermiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s762010s92

The verdict

168 girls have been named Jermiyah since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

168
total births
2001–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jermiyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jermiyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jermiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Jermiyah between 2001 and 2017, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jermiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Jermiyah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jermiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jermiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jermiyah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jermiyah 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 168 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.

Jermiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

168

Since 2001

17 years of records

Peak year

2011

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2001

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jermiyah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2001

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5101520 20172015201320112009200720052001 6

Jermiyah popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 2005 (Jermiyah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201020092005 5

Jermiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 55% of Jermiyah's all-time total
2000s762010s92

Jermiyah by state

Where Jermiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jermiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 3.0%
Alabama share of Jermiyah's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermiyah?
168 babies have been named Jermiyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2011 with 17 births.
When was Jermiyah most popular?
Jermiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Jermiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jermiyah are Alabama (5 births).
Is Jermiyah a unisex name?
Yes, Jermiyah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 168 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Jermiyah been used?
Jermiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 17 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jermiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2001–2017 (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.