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Jeremiah

“appointed by God”

Say it jer-uh-MY-uhPronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Jeremiah.

US birth records for 2025 list 9 girls named Jeremiah (rank #10,461) and 3,840 boys named Jeremiah (rank #88).

For girls, the recorded count rose from 6 in 2024 to 9 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 3,735 in 2024 to 3,840 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Jeremiah?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#10,4619 recorded births
Boys · 2025#883,840 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420256,8990
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys883,840
2025Girls10,4619
2024Boys933,735
2024Girls14,2386
2023Boys923,771
2022Boys933,886
2022Girls12,8147
2021Boys824,257
2021Girls11,5738
2020Boys744,602
2019Boys695,080
2019Girls14,5686
2018Boys645,632
2018Girls9,43711
2017Boys635,887
2017Girls13,3147
2016Boys586,629
2016Girls17,3985
2015Boys546,827
2015Girls11,3209
2014Boys566,899
2014Girls9,81411

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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