Unisex name · since 2007

Jermyah

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Jermyah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,395 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Jermyah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermyah has been recorded 19 times among boys since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2013.

  • #29,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermyah ranks #29,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#29,395 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jermyah's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jermyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jermyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jermyah popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 200720122013 6

Jermyah popularity over time - girls

18 total births recorded since 2006 (Jermyah as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 200620112014 5

Jermyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Jermyah's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Jermyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jermyah? ▼
19 babies have been named Jermyah since 2007. All-time, it sits at #29,395 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
Where does Jermyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jermyah ranks #29,395 of 45,481 boys' 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 Jermyah most popular? ▼
Jermyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Jermyah a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jermyah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 19 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Jermyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jermyah since 2007 -- 7 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Jermyah? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Jermyah

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Two nationwide peer axes for Jermyah: 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, 2007–2013 (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 Jermyah 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.