Boys' name · since 2009
Yeremiah
49 babies named Yeremiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeremiah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 49 have been recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeremiah has been recorded 49 times among boys since 2009, 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 2009 to 2023.
- #22,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeremiah ranks #22,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeremiah's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yeremiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yeremiah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yeremiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Yeremiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Yeremiah's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Yeremiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (80% of all-time use).
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- Yeremiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Yeremiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2009–2023 (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 Yeremiah 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.