Jeremias
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god will exalt; form of Jeremiah.
How Jeremias has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #979 |
| 2018 | #890 |
| 2019 | #884 |
| 2020 | #937 |
| 2021 | #951 |
| 2022 | #917 |
| 2023 | #977 |
| 2024 | #798 |
| 2025 | #854 |
Jeremias by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Jeremias. In the US, 209 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Jeremiah
Like Jeremias, each of these traces back to Jeremiah: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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)
- Jeremyahgod will exalt; a spelling of Jeremiah35 in the US (2017)
- Geremiahgod will exalt; variant of Jeremiah23 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jeremias. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jeremiahyahweh will raise up; god exalts5,821 in the US (2017)
- Jeremiagod will exalt; feminine form of jeremiah9 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)
Sounds like Jeremias
Names that are said the same way as Jeremias, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Geremiasgod will exalt; a form of Jeremiah5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Jeremias, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jeremias
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