Jeremiah: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Jeremiah is a major prophet in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) known for his prophecies, including warnings about the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity of the Israelites.

Jeremiah Overview

Meaning

Yahweh loosens, Yahweh will raise/exalt, God is high

Gender

Boy

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name “Yirmeyahu,” meaning “Yahweh will exalt” or “appointed by God.”

Religion

Christianity, Judaism

Pronunciation

/dʒɛˈraɪ.əmɪə/

Popularity

Jeremiah is a well-known name globally, particularly in religious communities. Recently, Jeremiah has consistently ranked within the top 70 names for boys in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Classic, Religious and Spiritual, Long, Cute

Associated Traits

Wise, thoughtful, resilient, compassionate

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Jeremiah is a major prophet in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, known for his prophecies and lamentations, and is revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Name Day

May 1st

Jeremiah Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Jeremias, Jeremia, Jeremie, Jeremija, Jeremy, Jérémie, Jermiah, Jeremey

Common Nicknames

Jerry, Jemmy, Remy, Jer, Miah

Diminutives

Jere, Jem, Jey, Jai, Jembo

Famous People

Jeremiah Johnson
(American Mountain Man)
Jeremiah Denton
(American Politician and Naval Officer)
Jeremiah S. Black
(American Statesman and Jurist)
Jeremiah Wright
(American Pastor)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Jeremiah Valeska
("Gotham," TV Series)
"Jeremiah"
(TV Series)
Jeremiah Johnson
("Jeremiah Johnson," Film)
Jeremiah Danvers
("Supergirl," TV Series)
"Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog"
(Song)

Places

Jeremiah Community
(Kentucky, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Jeremiah?

Jeremiah means “Yahweh will raise/exalt,” “Yahweh loosens,” or “God is high.” This name often indicates someone who is devout and strong-willed, embodying a sense of purpose and spiritual depth.

What Is the Origin of The Name Jeremiah?

Jeremiah has Hebrew origins. It comes from the Hebrew name “Yirmeyahu.” The name is historically significant due to the prophet Jeremiah in the Bible, known for his prophecies and writings.

Jeremiah Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jeremiah in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#932022	#922023
Top 3 Rankings	#502011	#512010	#522012

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jeremiah

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	92 (+1 from 2022)	3750 (-118 from 2022)	0.20479
2022	93 (-10 from 2021)	3868 (-376 from 2021)	0.20652
2021	83 (-8 from 2020)	4244 (-342 from 2020)	0.22652
2020	75 (-6 from 2019)	4586 (-481 from 2019)	0.24794
2019	69 (-4 from 2018)	5067 (-551 from 2018)	0.26366
2018	65 (-2 from 2017)	5618 (-255 from 2017)	0.28903
2017	63 (-5 from 2016)	5873 (-749 from 2016)	0.29675
2016	58 (-4 from 2015)	6622 (-199 from 2015)	0.32691
2015	54 (+2 from 2014)	6821 (-69 from 2014)	0.33364
2014	56 (+2 from 2013)	6890 (-94 from 2013)	0.33623
2013	58 (-6 from 2012)	6984 (-510 from 2012)	0.34562
2012	52 (-2 from 2011)	7494 (-131 from 2011)	0.36931
2011	50 (+1 from 2010)	7625 (-114 from 2010)	0.37535
2010	51 (+14 from 2009)	7739 (+506 from 2009)	0.37670
2009	65 (+3 from 2008)	7233 (+641 from 2008)	0.34103
2008	68 (-1 from 2007)	6592 (-37 from 2007)	0.30233
2007	67 (+4 from 2006)	6629 (+85 from 2006)	0.29927
2006	71 (+7 from 2005)	6544 (+698 from 2005)	0.29849
2005	78 (-1 from 2004)	5846 (+465 from 2004)	0.27480
2004	77 (+13 from 2003)	5381 (+526 from 2003)	0.25462
2003	90 (-4 from 2002)	4855 (+135 from 2002)	0.23106
2002	86 (+5 from 2001)	4720 (+499 from 2001)	0.22839
2001	91 (+11 from 2000)	4221 (+578 from 2000)	0.20407
2000	102 (+6 from 1999)	3643 (+339 from 1999)	0.17445
1999	108 (+6 from 1998)	3304 (+81 from 1998)	0.16204
1998	114 (+14 from 1997)	3223 (+293 from 1997)	0.15895
1997	128 (+36 from 1996)	2930 (+827 from 1996)	0.14666
1996	164 (-1 from 1995)	2103 (+49 from 1995)	0.10495
1995	163 (-5 from 1994)	2054 (-27 from 1994)	0.10212
1994	158 (+8 from 1993)	2081 (+170 from 1993)	0.10209
1993	166 (-5 from 1992)	1911 (-27 from 1992)	0.09252
1992	161 (-5 from 1991)	1938 (-158 from 1991)	0.09232
1991	156 (-2 from 1990)	2096 (+90 from 1990)	0.09888
1990	154 (-10 from 1989)	2006 (-141 from 1989)	0.09321
1989	144 (-8 from 1988)	2147 (-43 from 1988)	0.10243
1988	136 (-6 from 1987)	2190 (+53 from 1987)	0.10938
1987	130 (-12 from 1986)	2137 (-245 from 1986)	0.10958
1986	118 (-7 from 1985)	2382 (-151 from 1985)	0.12395
1985	111 (-9 from 1984)	2533 (-242 from 1984)	0.13162
1984	102 (-3 from 1983)	2775 (-74 from 1983)	0.14787
1983	99 (-10 from 1982)	2849 (-480 from 1982)	0.15288
1982	89 (-12 from 1981)	3329 (-567 from 1981)	0.17640
1981	77 (-1 from 1980)	3896 (-197 from 1980)	0.20919
1980	76 (+5 from 1979)	4093 (+373 from 1979)	0.22068
1979	81 No change from 1978	3720 (+275 from 1978)	0.20767
1978	81 (-13 from 1977)	3445 (-706 from 1977)	0.20163
1977	68 (+25 from 1976)	4151 (+1278 from 1976)	0.24284
1976	93 (+56 from 1975)	2873 (+1223 from 1975)	0.17598
1975	149 (+29 from 1974)	1650 (+356 from 1974)	0.10170
1974	178 (+78 from 1973)	1294 (+529 from 1973)	0.07937
1973	256 (+176 from 1972)	765 (+424 from 1972)	0.04741
1972	432 (+20 from 1971)	341 (+19 from 1971)	0.02037
1971	452 (+100 from 1970)	322 (+105 from 1970)	0.01771
1970	552 (+71 from 1969)	217 (+58 from 1969)	0.01139
1969	623 (+37 from 1968)	159 (+28 from 1968)	0.00869
1968	660 (+5 from 1967)	131 (+5 from 1967)	0.00738
1967	665 (-16 from 1966)	126 (-4 from 1966)	0.00708
1966	649 (+87 from 1965)	130 (+29 from 1965)	0.00715
1965	736 (-32 from 1964)	101 (-20 from 1964)	0.00533
1964	704 (-39 from 1963)	121 (-17 from 1963)	0.00597
1963	665 (+20 from 1962)	138 (+10 from 1962)	0.00668
1962	685 (-5 from 1961)	128 No change from 1961	0.00609
1961	680 (-46 from 1960)	128 (-23 from 1960)	0.00593
1960	634 (-8 from 1959)	151 (-1 from 1959)	0.00697
1959	626 (-1 from 1958)	152 (+1 from 1958)	0.00702
1958	625 (-60 from 1957)	151 (-35 from 1957)	0.00701
1957	565 (+31 from 1956)	186 (+23 from 1956)	0.00850
1956	596 (-24 from 1955)	163 (-5 from 1955)	0.00759
1955	572 (-12 from 1954)	168 (-2 from 1954)	0.00804
1954	560 (+47 from 1953)	170 (+27 from 1953)	0.00822
1953	607 (-71 from 1952)	143 (-30 from 1952)	0.00714
1952	536 (+20 from 1951)	173 (+22 from 1951)	0.00877
1951	556 (-35 from 1950)	151 (-13 from 1950)	0.00790
1950	521 (+3 from 1949)	164 (+1 from 1949)	0.00902
1949	524 (+39 from 1948)	163 (+23 from 1948)	0.00905
1948	563 (+34 from 1947)	140 (+10 from 1947)	0.00785
1947	597 (-8 from 1946)	130 (+11 from 1946)	0.00700
1946	589 (-37 from 1945)	119 (+1 from 1945)	0.00721
1945	552 (+62 from 1944)	118 (+18 from 1944)	0.00860
1944	614 (-38 from 1943)	100 (-21 from 1943)	0.00720
1943	576 (-40 from 1942)	121 (-9 from 1942)	0.00832
1942	536 (-1 from 1941)	130 (+9 from 1941)	0.00923
1941	535 (+4 from 1940)	121 (+2 from 1940)	0.00964
1940	539 (+21 from 1939)	119 (+15 from 1939)	0.01003
1939	560 (-9 from 1938)	104 (-6 from 1938)	0.00918
1938	551 (+5 from 1937)	110 (+1 from 1937)	0.00968
1937	556 (-7 from 1936)	109 (+1 from 1936)	0.00997
1936	549 (-2 from 1935)	108 (-3 from 1935)	0.01015
1935	547 (-21 from 1934)	111 (-12 from 1934)	0.01038
1934	526 (+14 from 1933)	123 (+12 from 1933)	0.01158
1933	540 (-9 from 1932)	111 (-10 from 1932)	0.01088
1932	531 (+15 from 1931)	121 (+6 from 1931)	0.01126
1931	546 (-17 from 1930)	115 (-12 from 1930)	0.01075
1930	529 (+24 from 1929)	127 (+13 from 1929)	0.01124
1929	553 (+31 from 1928)	114 (+2 from 1928)	0.01029
1928	584 (-62 from 1927)	112 (-25 from 1927)	0.00981
1927	522 (+51 from 1926)	137 (+22 from 1926)	0.01179
1926	573 (-30 from 1925)	115 (-13 from 1925)	0.01004
1925	543 (+25 from 1924)	128 (+3 from 1924)	0.01112
1924	568 (-12 from 1923)	125 (+1 from 1923)	0.01069
1923	556 (+3 from 1922)	124 (-4 from 1922)	0.01095
1922	559 (-10 from 1921)	128 (-1 from 1921)	0.01138
1921	549 (-10 from 1920)	129 No change from 1920	0.01134
1920	539 (+4 from 1919)	129 (+8 from 1919)	0.01172
1919	543 (+53 from 1918)	121 (+16 from 1918)	0.01192
1918	596 (-15 from 1917)	105 (+1 from 1917)	0.01001
1917	581 (-34 from 1916)	104 (-5 from 1916)	0.01084
1916	547 (+120 from 1915)	109 (+33 from 1915)	0.01181
1915	667 (-128 from 1914)	76 (-7 from 1914)	0.00863
1914	539 (-52 from 1913)	83 (+4 from 1913)	0.01215
1913	487 (+34 from 1912)	79 (+22 from 1912)	0.01473
1912	521 (-40 from 1911)	57 (+20 from 1911)	0.01263
1911	481 (-20 from 1910)	37 (+2 from 1910)	0.01533
1910	461 (+58 from 1909)	35 (+10 from 1909)	0.01679
1909	519 (+3 from 1908)	25 (+2 from 1908)	0.01414
1908	522 (-27 from 1907)	23 (+1 from 1907)	0.01382
1907	495 (-23 from 1906)	22 No change from 1906	0.01387
1906	472 (-62 from 1905)	22 (-5 from 1905)	0.01527
1905	410 (-70 from 1904)	27 (-8 from 1904)	0.01885
1904	340 (+61 from 1903)	35 (+11 from 1903)	0.02527
1903	401 (-41 from 1902)	24 (-6 from 1902)	0.01856
1902	360 (+47 from 1901)	30 (+9 from 1901)	0.02260
1901	407 (-82 from 1900)	21 (-22 from 1900)	0.01817
1900	325 (+51 from 1899)	43 (+19 from 1899)	0.02652
1899	376 (-26 from 1898)	24 (-6 from 1898)	0.02083
1898	350 (-19 from 1897)	30 (-1 from 1897)	0.02271
1897	331 (-52 from 1896)	31 (-12 from 1896)	0.02542
1896	279 (+68 from 1895)	43 (+15 from 1895)	0.03332
1895	347 (-11 from 1894)	28 No change from 1894	0.02211
1894	336 (-13 from 1893)	28 (-1 from 1893)	0.02242
1893	323 (-3 from 1892)	29 (-4 from 1892)	0.02396
1892	320 (-29 from 1891)	33 (+1 from 1891)	0.02510
1891	291 (-1 from 1890)	32 (-3 from 1890)	0.02929
1890	290 (-39 from 1889)	35 (-7 from 1889)	0.02924
1889	251 (+57 from 1888)	42 (+8 from 1888)	0.03528
1888	308 (-47 from 1887)	34 (-4 from 1887)	0.02617
1887	261 (+6 from 1886)	38 (-2 from 1886)	0.03476
1886	267 (-4 from 1885)	40 No change from 1885	0.03360
1885	263 (+15 from 1884)	40 (+2 from 1884)	0.03450
1884	278 (-5 from 1883)	38 (+1 from 1883)	0.03096
1883	273 (+25 from 1882)	37 (+4 from 1882)	0.03290
1882	298 (-28 from 1881)	33 (-1 from 1881)	0.02704
1881	270 (+6 from 1880)	34 (-3 from 1880)	0.03140
1880	276 First SSA data recorded	37 First SSA data recorded	0.03125

American States Popularity Rankings for Jeremiah

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#782021

#902022

#872023

Texas (TX)

#662021

#722022

#752023

Florida (FL)

#562021

#572022

#682023

New York (NY)

#842021

#952022

#982023

Illinois (IL)

#1222021

#1272022

#1262023

Georgia (GA)

#652021

#892022

#792023

Ohio (OH)

#1072021

#1342022

#1292023

North Carolina (NC)

#822021

#912022

#932023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#932021

#1082022

#922023

Michigan (MI)

#1212021

#1102022

#1262023

Virginia (VA)

#832021

#902022

#742023

Tennessee (TN)

#842021

#1062022

#932023

Indiana (IN)

#1052021

#1562022

#1342023

Missouri (MO)

#982021

#1222022

#1372023

Alabama (AL)

#892021

#822022

#772023

New Jersey (NJ)

#1002021

#1002022

#942023

Colorado (CO)

#1262021

#1262022

#1462023

Louisiana (LA)

#952021

#1032022

#852023

Washington (WA)

#1132021

#1202022

#982023

Arizona (AZ)

#812021

#752022

#1022023

South Carolina (SC)

#992021

#892022

#812023

Massachusetts (MA)

#1012021

#1342022

#1112023

Wisconsin (WI)

#1442021

#1322022

#1552023

Maryland (MD)

#832021

#812022

#782023

Oklahoma (OK)

#882021

#952022

#762023

Minnesota (MN)

#1482021

#1782022

#1732023

Kentucky (KY)

#1042021

#1102022

#1182023

Mississippi (MS)

#512021

#1102022

#882023

Oregon (OR)

#1382021

#1152022

#1482023

New Mexico (NM)

#352021

#232022

#352023

Arkansas (AR)

#982021

#1152022

#812023

Connecticut (CT)

#822021

#792022

#1152023

Kansas (KS)

#1932021

#1682022

#1022023

Iowa (IA)

#1152021

#1362022

#2002023

West Virginia (WV)

#1302021

#1602022

#1472023

Utah (UT)

#2082021

#2752022

#1872023

Nevada (NV)

#1252021

#722022

#592023

Nebraska (NE)

#1392021

#852022

#3502023

Idaho (ID)

#1772021

#1062022

#2632023

Hawaii (HI)

#1012021

#362022

#402023

District of Columbia (DC)

#1282021

#862022

#1242023

Alaska (AK)

#1442021

#772022

#1122023

Montana (MT)

#1202020

#802021

#1832022

South Dakota (SD)

#1012021

#622022

#1642023

Delaware (DE)

#1642021

#1882022

#542023

Maine (ME)

#1532020

#1442022

#1302023

New Hampshire (NH)

#1922020

#1822021

#2142023

North Dakota (ND)

#1972021

#752022

#1662023

Rhode Island (RI)

#242021

#1562022

#922023

Wyoming (WY)

#972013

#302014

#1032015

Vermont (VT)

#1422010

#1152013

#1402014

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Jeremiah a Name for Boys or Girls?

Jeremiah is typically given to boys due to its traditional and powerful tone, resonating well with male attributes.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jeremiah

Jeremias
Jeremia
Jeremie
Jeremija
Meaning: God will raise, God will loosen, God will exalt
Origin: HebrewJeremy
Jérémie
Jermiah
Jeremey

Jeremiah in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Jeremiah Johnson (Mountain Man, 1824–1900): An American mountain man and frontiersman celebrated for his legendary exploits in the American West.
Jeremiah Denton (Politician, 1924–2014): An American naval officer and politician who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam and later served as a U.S. Senator.
Jeremiah S. Black (Politician, 1810–1883): An American statesman and jurist who served as Attorney General and Secretary of State under President James Buchanan.
Jeremiah Wright (Pastor, born 1941): An American pastor noted for his controversial sermons and as the former pastor of President Barack Obama.
Jeremiah Trotter (Football Player, born 1977): An American former professional football linebacker who played in the NFL.
Jeremiah Brent (Interior Designer, born 1984): An American interior designer and television personality recognized for his work on "Nate & Jeremiah by Design."

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Jeremiah Name Meaning

Jeremiah Overview

Jeremiah Variations in Different Cultures

What Is the Meaning of Jeremiah?

What Is the Origin of The Name Jeremiah?

Jeremiah Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jeremiah in the U.S. over the Years

Is Jeremiah a Name for Boys or Girls?

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jeremiah

Jeremiah in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Similar Names to Jeremiah

Sibling Names for Jeremiah

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