Jeremih
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jer-a-MY
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Jeremih is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Jeremih mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jeremiah
“God will exalt”
A respelling of Jeremiah made known by the American R&B singer Jeremih.
Is Jeremih a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeremih is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jeremih in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Jeremih, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,322nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 123 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
2025 had the fewest boys named Jeremih since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Jeremih in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeremih in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,322 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,837 |
| 2017 | 86 | #1,780 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,433 |
| 2015 | 123 | #1,396 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,944 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,625 |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,377 |
| 2010 | 112 | #1,462 |
| 2009 | 88 | #1,741 |
Nicknames for Jeremih
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jeremih
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaziel, Asaiah, Jasiah, Messiah, Eliam, Jesiah, Joziah, Josiah, Aziel, Alijah, Eziah, Azariah
Names related to Jeremih
Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jeramiah, Jerimiah, Jermiah, Jeremie, Jeremi, Jeremyah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeremih: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeremih, updated 20 October 2026.