Recorded 1975–2020 Boys' name Peak 2010 67 births

Jeromiah — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

67 boys have been named Jeromiah since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2020.

67
total births
1975–2020
years on record
1980s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jeromiah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jeromiah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeromiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Jeromiah between 1975 and 2020, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeromiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeromiah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jeromiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeromiah 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 67 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.

Jeromiah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

67

Since 1975

46 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1975

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jeromiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1975

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Jeromiah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 30% of Jeromiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeromiah?
67 babies have been named Jeromiah since 1975. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Jeromiah most popular?
Jeromiah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Jeromiah been used?
Jeromiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 46 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jeromiah?
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, 1975–2020 (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.