Fun Facts About the Name Jermiah
- More than 3 thousand babies named Jermiah: U.S. records list 3,365 babies given the name Jermiah from 1880 through 2025. Even 125 girls received the name Jermiah - about 1 girl for every 26 boys.
What Does the Name Jermiah Mean?
Jermiah is a spelling variant of Jeremiah, an English name derived from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ). The Hebrew name joins a verb form from the root rum, meaning "to be high" or "to exalt," with Yah, a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh. Its usual sense is "Yahweh will exalt" or "the Lord exalts."
A second and less certain explanation links the first element to a different root, ramah, "to throw" or "to cast," which some older readings turned into "the Lord appoints." Most reference works give the "exalt" sense, but the first element of the Hebrew name is not entirely beyond dispute.
Jermiah Name History & Origins
The name came into English through the Latin Jeremias and the Greek Hieremias, both of which render the Hebrew Yirmeyahu. Its best-known bearer is the prophet Jeremiah, whose book belongs to the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, and who is also named as a prophet in the Quran. The biblical figure kept the name in use in Jewish and Christian communities over many centuries, and it was carried into English-speaking countries in that form.
Jermiah is a simplified spelling that drops the second e of Jeremiah. Spellings of this kind turn up in English-language records and as a given name in the United States, though the standard spelling has always been far more common. It is a variant of the same name rather than a separate name with an independent origin.
How Popular is the Name Jermiah?
Jermiah 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 2010. Its best rank was #1,135 in 2010.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #17,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,653 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #18,048 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,229 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #6,922 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #14,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,948 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #17,637 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,757 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #9,826 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,937 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #16,120 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,778 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #13,138 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,782 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,307 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #4,053 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #5,112 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,160 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,236 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,382 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #3,019 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #2,735 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #2,742 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #2,077 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #2,086 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #1,651 | 92 | 0.0049% |
| 2012 | #1,444 | 115 | 0.0061% |
| 2011 | #1,367 | 123 | 0.0065% |
| 2010 | #1,135 | 164 | 0.0085% |
| 2009 | #1,215 | 148 | 0.0075% |
| 2008 | #1,370 | 125 | 0.0061% |
| 2007 | #1,544 | 102 | 0.0049% |
| 2006 | #1,164 | 145 | 0.0071% |
| 2005 | #1,236 | 128 | 0.0064% |
| 2004 | #1,312 | 113 | 0.0057% |
| 2003 | #1,415 | 94 | 0.0048% |
| 2002 | #1,478 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 2001 | #1,383 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 2000 | #1,412 | 88 | 0.0045% |
| 1999 | #1,715 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #1,688 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #2,008 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1996 | #2,235 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #2,271 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,652 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #2,029 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,108 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #2,117 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #1,916 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #1,598 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #2,165 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #1,843 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #1,605 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,556 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #1,668 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #1,613 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #1,429 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1981 | #1,349 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1980 | #1,332 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1979 | #1,309 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1978 | #1,740 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1977 | #1,277 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1976 | #1,558 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1975 | #2,397 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,731 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,275 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #3,785 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,499 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,480 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,314 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,325 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #4,330 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #4,350 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,121 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #4,071 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,225 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,663 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,002 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,284 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,926 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,034 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,044 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #4,271 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,269 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,297 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #4,105 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,697 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,932 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #4,269 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,687 | 6 | 0.0007% |
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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