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Jeremiah

Boy

Meaning of Jeremiah: Hebrew: 'appointed by God'

Jeremiah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 94th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 346th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#94

3,849 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#346

126 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

226,373

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 3,927 babies1982: 3,357 babies1983: 2,877 babies1984: 2,797 babies1985: 2,551 babies1986: 2,396 babies1987: 2,153 babies1988: 2,206 babies1989: 2,147 babies1990: 2,013 babies19901991: 2,105 babies1992: 1,946 babies1993: 1,918 babies1994: 2,090 babies1995: 2,065 babies1996: 2,115 babies1997: 2,935 babies1998: 3,236 babies1999: 3,315 babies2000: 3,649 babies20002001: 4,236 babies2002: 4,729 babies2003: 4,864 babies2004: 5,417 babies2005: 5,860 babies2006: 6,556 babies2007: 6,640 babies2008: 6,608 babies2009: 7,251 babies2010: 7,756 babies20102011: 7,646 babies2012: 7,516 babies2013: 7,000 babies2014: 6,910 babies2015: 6,836 babies2016: 6,634 babies2017: 5,894 babies2018: 5,643 babies2019: 5,086 babies2020: 4,602 babies20202021: 4,265 babies2022: 3,893 babies2023: 3,771 babies2024: 3,741 babies2025: 3,849 babies
US babies named Jeremiah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 7,756.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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