Is Jeremia a boy or girl name?

Jeremia is a boy’s name. Of the 723 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.4% were girls and 98.6% were boys.

Jeremia

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Jeremia was most popular in 2012, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,658 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 723 people named Jeremia.

Jeremia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeremia’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeremia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeremia is a boy’s name — 1.4% of the 723 Americans given it were girls and 98.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org