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Jeremiah Cautious • Loyal • Philosophical
Jeremiah Cautious • Loyal • Philosophical
Cautious • Loyal • Philosophical
JeremiahCautious • Loyal • Philosophical
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Present In Charles Dickens's Tale Of Two Cities And Little Dorrit. Some Common Nicknames Are Jerry And Jeremy..
Appears in the Bible as one of the prophets who lived and lamented Jerusalem's destruction..
Jeremiah Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.69%
Male
0.31%
Female
Jeremiah is predominantly a boys name, with 0.31% of Jeremiahs being girls, and 99.69% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 210747 males named Jeremiah, and 664 females given the name
Popularity of Jeremiah by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Jeremiah in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Jeremiah: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Jeremiah' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Jeremiah in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Jeremiah's average ranking is 1087.37, with it's highest ever rank being #. Jeremiah has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 32 times.
Jeremiah has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 211411 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Jeremiah gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1976, when it's usage went up by 173.17%. During this year, 2874 babies were named Jeremiah, which was 0.0966% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.211%, in this year alone more than 8000 boys were named Jeremiah.
Popular 'J' Names for Boys
| Name | 'J-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | 1. | 8. | 14776 | 0.408% |
| Jacob | 2. | 11. | 14416 | 0.398% |
| Jackson | 3. | 24. | 11210 | 0.31% |
| Joseph | 4. | 28. | 10823 | 0.299% |
| Jayden | 5. | 37. | 10063 | 0.278% |
| John | 6. | 39. | 9952 | 0.275% |
| Joshua | 7. | 47. | 9138 | 0.253% |
| Jack | 8. | 53. | 8367 | 0.231% |
| Julian | 9. | 54. | 8333 | 0.23% |
| Jaxon | 10. | 56. | 8054 | 0.223% |
| Josiah | 11. | 76. | 6928 | 0.191% |
| Jonathan | 12. | 77. | 6914 | 0.191% |
| Jeremiah | 13. | 81. | 6546 | 0.181% |
| Jordan | 14. | 101. | 5589 | 0.154% |
| Jace | 15. | 115. | 5169 | 0.143% |
| Jose | 16. | 118. | 5089 | 0.141% |
| Jaxson | 17. | 126. | 4868 | 0.135% |
| Jason | 18. | 128. | 4851 | 0.134% |
| Justin | 19. | 192. | 3542 | 0.098% |
| Juan | 20. | 208. | 3331 | 0.092% |