Fun Facts About the Name Jeremia
- 723 babies named Jeremia: U.S. records list 723 babies given the name Jeremia from 1880 through 2025. Even 10 girls received the name Jeremia - about 1 girl for every 71 boys.
What Does the Name Jeremia Mean?
Jeremia is a variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. It comes from the Hebrew יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu), a theophoric name built from an element meaning "to be high" or "to exalt" and the short form of the divine name Yah (Yahweh). Its usual meaning is "Yahweh will exalt" or "Yahweh has exalted." Some older reference works give the familiar gloss "appointed by Yahweh," but that is a traditional interpretation; the more secure etymology connects the name with exaltation.
Jeremia Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yirmeyahu is best known from the prophet Jeremiah, whose activity the Hebrew Bible places in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE, before and during the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. The Greek form Ieremias appears in the Septuagint and in the New Testament, and the Latin Jeremias appears in Jerome's Vulgate. From these biblical forms came vernacular versions across Europe: French Jérémie, Spanish Jeremías, Italian Geremia, German Jeremia, and Dutch Jeremia.
Jeremia is the standard German and Dutch form of the prophet's name and of the biblical book. In English, the usual form is Jeremiah; Jeremia is a less common variant, often found in families with German, Dutch, or Afrikaans background. The English short form Jeremy also belongs to this name family, coming through the French Jérémie.
How Popular is the Name Jeremia?
Jeremia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1978. Its best rank was #2,104 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #18,045 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,001 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,137 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,974 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,288 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #11,493 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #6,167 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #8,358 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,582 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #10,130 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,460 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,445 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,328 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #6,059 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #4,456 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,733 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,929 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,245 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #4,616 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,560 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #7,687 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #4,717 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,502 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,917 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,547 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,179 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #4,901 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,069 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,288 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,790 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #4,494 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,651 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #4,945 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #4,567 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #5,044 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #7,700 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #4,826 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,360 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #3,021 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #4,087 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #2,942 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #3,136 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,804 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #4,303 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #2,468 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,721 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #2,781 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,274 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #2,104 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #2,504 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #2,287 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,823 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #3,031 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #4,774 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jeremia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
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