Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jeremiah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Sent By God
The Lord exalts

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jeremiah

Pronunciation

j(e)-re-miah

Famous People

Football player Jeremiah Cockheran, Baseball player Jeremiah Reardon, Football player Jeremiah Trotter

Celebrity Babies

Son of Bob and Michelle Duggar, Son of MC Hammer

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #51, 7,720 births); most recent 2025 (rank #88, 3,840 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3897, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,8409
20243,7026
20233,764–
20223,8757
20214,2508
20204,596–
20195,0736
20185,62711
20175,8807
20166,6265

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #263, 201 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 141 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025141
2024126
2023142
2022120
2021144
2020131
2019137
2018139
2017142
2016201

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1974, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2230, 11 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202311
20225
202114
20204
20197
20189
20175
20167
20158
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #42, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #418, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20258
202411
202314
202212
20218
202014
201912
20189
20179
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #382, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20255
20249
2023–
20224
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
2017–
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20254
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #145, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
202210
202110
202016
201914
20188
201714
201611
201517
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence