Jeremiah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning yahweh will raise up; god exalts.
How Jeremiah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #54 |
| 2016 | #58 |
| 2017 | #63 |
| 2018 | #65 |
| 2019 | #69 |
| 2020 | #75 |
| 2021 | #83 |
| 2022 | #93 |
| 2023 | #92 |
| 2024 | #93 |
| 2025 | #88 |
Jeremiah by the numbers
In 2025, 141 babies in England and Wales were named Jeremiah. In the US, 5,821 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 7,731 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Jeremiah
Forms of Jeremiah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jeriahgod exalts; variant of Jeremiah27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jariahgod will see; a variant of Jeremiah61 in the US (2017)
- Ramiahthunder of god; a form of Jeremiah23 in the US (2017)
- Remiahexalted by God; a form of Jeremiah12 in the US (2017)
- ErmiasGod is my exaltation; a form of Jeremiah11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jeramiegod will exalt; a variant of Jeremiah11 in the US (2017)
- Yerachmielgod will have mercy; a form of Jeremiah11 in the US (2017)
- Emiahgod is with us; a form of Jeremiah3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jeremiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jeremiasgod will exalt; form of Jeremiah209 in the US (2017)
- Jeremihvariant spelling of Jeremy or Jeremiah86 in the US (2017)
- Jeramiaha form of Jeremiah; God will exalt64 in the US (2017)
- Jerimiahgod will exalt; variant of jeremiah59 in the US (2017)
- Jermiahgod will exalt; variant spelling of Jeremiah45 in the US (2017)
- Jeremyahgod will exalt; a spelling of Jeremiah35 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jeremiah
Names that are said the same way as Jeremiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Geremiahgod will exalt; variant of Jeremiah23 in the US (2017)
- Jerimyahgod exalts; elaborated spelling of Jeremy or Jeremiah10 in the US (2017)
- Jeremiagod will exalt; feminine form of jeremiah9 in the US (2017)
- Jeramyahgod will exalt; variant spelling of Jeremiah7 in the US (2017)
- Jermiyahgod will exalt; variant spelling of Jeremiah7 in the US (2017)
- Jeremaiha variant spelling of jeremiah; god will exalt6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Jeremiah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jeremiah
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