Total births
20
Boys' name · since 2019
Zeremiah
20 babies named Zeremiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9784
- among boys today
- 20
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Zeremiah currently ranks #9784 among boys' names in America, with 20 babies recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Zeremiah recorded 20 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #9784 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #9784 among boys today
- 20 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zeremiah is currently the #9784 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 20 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9784
- among boys today
- 20
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Zeremiah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9784
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Zeremiah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zeremiah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Zeremiah compares
20 7th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zeremiah's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeremiah | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zeremiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeremiah splits its recorded history at 2023: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeremiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,784
Active since
2019
Zeremiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Zeremiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zeremiah's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Zeremiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zeremiah? ▼
Zeremiah has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9784 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Zeremiah most popular? ▼
Zeremiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zeremiah been used? ▼
Records for Zeremiah go back to 2019, giving 6 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeremiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zerrick, Zerek, Zerick, Zeric, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Zeremiah
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Zerik Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zeremiah: #9784 Boys' Name - 20 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zeremiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zeremiah 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 June 2026.