How Many People Are Named Jeramiah?
An estimated 4,643 people in the United States have the first name Jeramiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jeramiah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 276 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeramiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jeramiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,643
About 1 in 73,822 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2010
276 births
Total Registered
4,740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeramiah
Jeramiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,740 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jeramiah as a male name
Ranked #3,478 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (276 births)
Jeramiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeramiah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,785 babies were registered. Jeramiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeramiah by Decade
How has Jeramiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jeramiah by State
Birth registrations for Jeramiah span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota. On average, about 77 Jeramiahs were registered per state.
Jeramiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeramiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jeramiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeramiah?
We estimate approximately 4,643 people named Jeramiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,822 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeramiah a common name?
Jeramiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeramiah most popular?
Jeramiah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 276 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeramiah is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeramiah a male name?
Jeramiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeramiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeramiah Smith, Jeramiah Johnson, Jeramiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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