Jermiah
Recorded 1916–2025 · United States
Jermiah was most popular in 2010, when 169 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,467 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,365 people named Jermiah.
Jermiah over time
How old is the name Jermiah?
Jermiah first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1916, which makes it about 109 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 78 of the 110 years since.
How many people are named Jermiah?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 3,365 American births named Jermiah between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 3,198 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Jermiah in 2025?
21 American babies were named Jermiah in 2025, ranking #9,947 that year.
Is Jermiah getting more or less popular?
Jermiah is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 22 births a year, against 95 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -77% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Jermiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Jermiah is a boy’s name — 3.7% of the 3,365 Americans given it were girls and 96.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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.
How old is someone named Jermiah?
Roughly 3,198 Americans named Jermiah are alive today — 95% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 21 years old, and half are between 16 and 32.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Jermiah is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org