Boys' name · since 1975
Jeromiah
67 babies named Jeromiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
67 boys have been named Jeromiah since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeromiah has been recorded 67 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2020.
- #20,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeromiah ranks #20,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeromiah's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeromiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeromiah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeromiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jeromiah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Jeromiah's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jeromiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jeromiah's data
- Jeromiah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeromiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
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, 1975–2020 (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 Jeromiah 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.