How popular is the name Jerimiah?

Jerimiah ranks 1,524th among boys' names in US records, with 5,080 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 529.

Is Jerimiah a unisex name?

No. Jerimiah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2010, when 259 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Jerrimiah. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,524 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 R IY0 M IY1 AA1 (ARPABET)

Jerimiah is a boys' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 5,080 children — the 1,524th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 71% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2010, when 259 children were given it.

Jerrimiah is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Jerimiah and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jerimiah?: Jerimiah ranks 1,524th among boys' names in US records, with 5,080 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 529.
Is Jerimiah a unisex name?: No. Jerimiah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jerimiah most popular?: 2010, when 259 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jerimiah spelled?: Jerrimiah. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.