Unisex name · since 2001

Jermiyah

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.

#21,620 of 72,339
all-time among girls
168
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Jermiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 168 recorded since 2001.

Social Security Administration records show Jermiyah recorded 168 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 2001 to 2017.

  • #21,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 168 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermiyah ranks #21,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,620 of 72,339
all-time among girls
168
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jermiyah's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.

Jermiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jermiyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jermiyah popularity over time - girls

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2011)
17
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5101520 20012005200720092011201320152017 7

Jermiyah popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 200520092010 7

Jermiyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Jermiyah's strongest decade.

92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Jermiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (55% of all-time use).

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

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? ▼
Jermiyah has been given to 168 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,620 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 17 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Jermiyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermiyah ranks #21,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Jermiyah's data

  • Alabama records the most Jermiyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Jermiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2017 (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 Jermiyah 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.