How Many People Are Named Jeremias?
An estimated 4,679 people in the United States have the first name Jeremias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Jeremias peaked in popularity in 2024 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeremias 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 Jeremias paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jeremias is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,679
About 1 in 73,254 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
314 births
Total Registered
4,746
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeremias
Jeremias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,746 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jeremias as a male name
Ranked #798 in 2024
314 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (314 births)
Jeremias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeremias span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,849 babies were registered. While Jeremias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jeremias by Decade
How has Jeremias 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.
Jeremias by State
Birth registrations for Jeremias span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kansas, District of Columbia. On average, about 119 Jeremiass were registered per state.
Jeremias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeremias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jeremias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeremias?
We estimate approximately 4,679 people named Jeremias 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 73,254 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeremias a common name?
Jeremias is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,746 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeremias most popular?
Jeremias reached peak popularity in 2024, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeremias is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeremias a male name?
Jeremias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeremias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeremias Smith, Jeremias Johnson, Jeremias 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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