Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Jeremiah

jer-uh-MY-uh · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Yahweh will exalt
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#93
2024 births3,702
Peak year2010
First appeared1880
Total US births221,735
2010 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JerryJerMiah
Alternate spellings
JeremiaJeremyah
In other languages
Jérémie (French)Geremia (Italian)Yirmiyahu (Hebrew)

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