Geremiah
Boy · jeh-reh-MY-ah · Hebrew
Geremiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Geremiah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jeremiah
“God will exalt”
A spelling of Jeremiah, the Old Testament prophet traditionally credited with the Book of Lamentations.
- Say it
- jeh-reh-MY-ah
Is Geremiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Geremiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Geremiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Geremiah, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2012, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Geremiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Geremiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Nicknames for Geremiah
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Geremiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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