Hebrew Yirmeyahu — the lord will exalt. The prophet whose laments gave English the word jeremiad.
Jeremiah ranks 88th among American boys in 2025, with 3,849 born that year. Its best year was 2010, when 7,756 babies were given the name, ranking 51st. The typical living American called Jeremiah is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.43% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.