Is Jermiah a boy or girl name?

Jermiah is a boy’s name. Of the 3,365 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.7% were girls and 96.3% were boys.

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

Births per year. The dot marks Jermiah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Jermiah

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