Jerimah
Boy · jair-uh-MY-uh · Hebrew
Jerimah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will uplift”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jerimah mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jeremiah
“God will uplift”
A respelling of Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet whose book is in the Old Testament.
- Say it
- jair-uh-MY-uh
Is Jerimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerimah is a boys' name.
How popular is Jerimah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Jerimah in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerimah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Jerimah
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jerimah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah Ibrahim Alijah Muhammad Musa Zamir Azariah Mustafa Hamza Abdallah Zebadiah Jamir
Names related to Jerimah
Jeremiah Jeramiah Jerimiah Jeremih Jermiah Jeremyah Jeremiyah Jeremia
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