Jeremiah Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Jeremiah

Jeremiah Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: j(air)-ah-my-ah
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Jeremiah Name Meaning

A sweet name with Biblical ties, Jeremiah is making a comeback over his formerly preferred variant, Jeremy. Similar to Josiah and Isaiah, he has a soft sound and great meaning, a vintage pick with heart and merit.

Jeremiah appears in the Bible as a prophet who sought to bring the people of Israel closer to God. He faced great adversity in his quest, but is revered as a devoted follower of God. It’s a wonderful association, and his meaning of “God will exalt” certainly doesn’t hurt either. He’s a nice alternative to more popular Biblical picks, a familiar friend with established roots on the charts, but not too much fuss around him.

A charming name, Jeremiah is right at home on a little boy, the perfect pick for a curious kid on the go. Little Jeremiah is an eager learner, always ready to discover more. Jeremiah also has some seriously super cute nicknames to offer like Jerry, Jere, and the adorable Remy. He always has his full form to fall back on as well, a sturdy name for the adult world.

Jeremiah may have ancient roots, but he’s not at all dated, remaining fresh in sound and spirit. He’s right on the money when it comes to trends, working well alongside mega-popular picks like Elijah. He’s also a J name, a staple letter on the charts.

Jeremiah Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jeremiah? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	421	14	0.004%
1911	556	7	0.0019%
1912	496	30	0.0059%
1913	463	49	0.0086%
1914	520	53	0.0076%
1915	651	44	0.0048%
1916	617	54	0.0056%
1917	590	64	0.0064%
1918	582	72	0.0067%
1919	563	78	0.0074%
1920	570	84	0.0076%
1921	579	84	0.0073%
1922	556	93	0.0083%
1923	634	65	0.0058%
1924	602	77	0.0066%
1925	568	84	0.0074%
1926	574	79	0.0072%
1927	527	98	0.0089%
1928	602	66	0.0062%
1929	569	73	0.007%
1930	528	89	0.0085%
1931	601	62	0.0063%
1932	551	77	0.0078%
1933	567	65	0.007%
1934	514	92	0.0095%
1935	538	76	0.0078%
1936	567	66	0.0069%
1937	582	63	0.0064%
1938	564	71	0.0069%
1939	602	56	0.0055%
1940	560	73	0.0069%
1941	557	75	0.0067%
1942	550	83	0.0066%
1943	578	79	0.0061%
1944	653	51	0.0041%
1945	581	67	0.0055%
1946	601	72	0.0049%
1947	581	98	0.0059%
1948	569	97	0.0061%
1949	496	136	0.0085%
1950	507	131	0.0081%
1951	558	108	0.0064%
1952	551	118	0.0068%
1953	629	87	0.0049%
1954	556	129	0.0071%
1955	583	116	0.0063%
1956	579	126	0.0067%
1957	581	130	0.0068%
1958	625	106	0.0056%
1959	619	113	0.0059%
1960	628	109	0.0058%
1961	665	87	0.0046%
1962	664	87	0.0047%
1963	654	99	0.0055%
1964	682	83	0.0047%
1965	739	57	0.0035%
1966	626	98	0.0063%
1967	685	75	0.0049%
1968	648	89	0.0059%
1969	613	117	0.0076%
1970	563	161	0.0101%
1971	474	251	0.0167%
1972	442	282	0.0207%
1973	251	750	0.0579%
1974	176	1,287	0.099%
1975	148	1,642	0.1278%
1976	92	2,872	0.2228%
1977	69	4,147	0.3077%
1978	81	3,436	0.2556%
1979	81	3,720	0.2638%
1980	76	4,095	0.2801%
1981	77	3,894	0.2649%
1982	89	3,329	0.2228%
1983	99	2,840	0.1925%
1984	102	2,769	0.1861%
1985	111	2,533	0.1669%
1986	118	2,372	0.1571%
1987	130	2,129	0.1395%
1988	136	2,184	0.1401%
1989	144	2,137	0.1324%
1990	154	2,003	0.1208%
1991	154	2,089	0.1282%
1992	161	1,929	0.1209%
1993	166	1,894	0.1215%
1994	158	2,078	0.1354%
1995	163	2,041	0.1354%
1996	165	2,093	0.1398%
1997	129	2,911	0.1968%
1998	114	3,218	0.215%
1999	107	3,299	0.2203%
2000	102	3,642	0.2384%
2001	91	4,208	0.2793%
2002	86	4,711	0.3144%
2003	90	4,848	0.3187%
2004	77	5,373	0.3525%
2005	78	5,834	0.3816%
2006	70	6,540	0.4177%
2007	67	6,613	0.4191%
2008	68	6,576	0.4255%
2009	65	7,219	0.483%
2010	51	7,731	0.5365%
2011	51	7,597	0.5332%
2012	52	7,471	0.5243%
2013	58	6,952	0.4883%
2014	55	6,866	0.4713%
2015	54	6,770	0.4653%
2016	58	6,561	0.4551%
2017	63	5,808	0.4161%
2018	65	5,552	0.4041%
2019	69	5,016	0.3705%
2020	75	4,466	0.3509%
2021	85	4,184	0.3423%
2022	92	3,835	0.2907%

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Names Like Jeremiah

If you like Jeremiah, you’ll love these other names like Jeremiah.

What names are diminutives of Jeremiah?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Jeremiah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jeremiah, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Jem	A variant diminutive form of James.	English
Jemmie	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jerry	A diminutive form of Jeremiah and Jerome.	English
Remi	From Rheims	French
Remy	From Rheims	French

What names are variants of Jeremiah?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Jeremiah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Dermot	Free man	Irish
Dermott	Free man; the Lord exalts	Irish
Diarmid	Free man	Irish
Geremia	An Italian form of Jeremiah.	Italian
Jeramie
Jereme	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jeremia	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jeremias	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jeremie	A French form of Jeremiah.

Jeremija	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jeremiya	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Jeremy	God will exalt	English
Jermyn	The Lord exalts	Latin
Yeremia	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Yeremiya	The Lord exalts	Hebrew
Yeremiyah	The Lord exalts	Hebrew

What names sound like Jeremiah?

If you like how Jeremiah sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jeremiah.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Hezekiah	God gives strength	Hebrew
Isaiah	God is salvation	Hebrew
Jedidiah	Beloved of the Lord	Hebrew
Jeren	Cry of rejoicing	Israeli
Jermaine		Latin
Jerod	Descending	Hebrew
Jerold	Spear ruler	German
Jerrell		English

Jerrick		American
Jerrod		English
Jersey	Grassy island	English
Jerusalem	Heritage of Peace	Hebrew
Josiah	God supports	Hebrew
Messiah	Anointed One	English
Micaiah	Who is like God?	Hebrew
Nehemiah	God comforts	Hebrew
Obadiah	Servant of God	Hebrew
Tobiah	God is good	Hebrew
Uriah	My light is Jehovah	Hebrew
Zachariah	The Lord recalled	Hebrew
Zebadiah	“The gift of the Lord,” from the Hebrew zeved (gift) and Yah (God).
Zebediah	Gift of Jehovah	Hebrew
Zedekiah	The Lord is just	Hebrew

Zephaniah	Hidden by God	Hebrew

What names are similar to Jeremiah?

Find a name that’s like Jeremiah, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Benjamin	A favorite son	Hebrew
Daniel	God is My Judge	Hebrew
David	Beloved	Hebrew
Elijah	My God is Yahweh	Hebrew
Emmanuel	God is with us	Hebrew
Isaac	He will laugh	Hebrew
Lucas	From Lucania	Latin
Nathaniel	God has given	Hebrew
Silas	Man of the forest	Latin
Thomas	Twin	Greek

Lists With Jeremiah

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Jeremiah.

Siblings of Jeremiah

Mamas with kids named Jeremiah also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Hanna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
John	God is gracious	Hebrew
Lynn	Lake", "waterfall" or "pool", and probably would have been given to a family living near such a body of water. Sometimes used as a diminutive of Linda (Spanish) "pretty	Spanish
Zoey	Life	Greek

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27 Comments

Stephanie Apr 24 at 9:21 am

I liked that it was a masculine name and named after a prophet in the Bible. He can choose Jerry as a nickname if he likes. It is recognizable enough to pronounce and spell but not overly common.

Jeremiah 29:11 was a verse that gave me strength and peace through his pregnancy.

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Amanda Apr 7 at 1:50 pm

Strong biblical name

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Kristen Nov 17 at 7:48 pm

I chose the name, Jeremiah by default. Everyone was guessing that we were having another girl, my husband included. Since no one was trying on boy names , I decided to name him if he were to be a boy, Jeremiah, because we were reading thru the book of Jeremiah of the Holy Bible. I was so happy that he was a boy because I didn’t have a girl name picked out and maybe something inside me was telling me he was a boy. Then I remembered that I had reserved Jeremiah as a boy name. It fit him immediately and so perfectly.

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Shekelia Jan 5 at 11:32 am

I love my child with everything in me

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Jeremiah Mercado Dec 12 at 1:22 pm

I like my name it’s umm… charming?

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Snizhana Svirid Dec 6 at 8:24 pm

I just had peace with the name throughout the last trimester.. the closer I got to the due date the more real his name became. And eventually it became a reality.

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melo grace Oct 4 at 2:36 pm

I JUST LOVE THE NAME

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Amanda May 5 at 1:17 pm

One reason is silly – my boys’ names increase in syllables (Kyle, Jackson, Benjamin, Jeremiah.) But we are also believers and love incorporating the Lord into our baby choices.

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Jeremiah Mar 5 at 6:46 pm

My partner and I always knew that if we ever had a boy we would name him Jeremiah. Also, the Bible verses Jeremiah 1:5 and 29:11 always suck with me.

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Madeline Jan 21 at 11:09 am

We like that Jeremiah can be used in its full form or the nickname Miah we plan to use

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Kayla Dec 16 at 10:19 am

His name is out of the bible

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Mama Gallagher Nov 18 at 7:08 pm

My brothers name is Jeremy and I often called him Jeremiah instead and it grew on me and when I got pregnant with a baby boy I just naturally shows Jeremiah. I also saying it has a very strong name.

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Jeremiah RIA Peter May 2 at 10:51 pm

Jeremiah name after the guy on the bible
RIA name after my father
Peter name after my grandfather

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Emily May 2 at 1:19 pm

I chose the name Jeremiah for several reasons
1. Its from the bible and i wanted a strong biblical name
2. The book of Jeremiah is where my favorite verse is found. Jeremiah 29:11 “‘for i know the olans i have for you’ declares the LORD ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future’”
3. My mom always talked about her first car being named Jeremiah the billfrog after the song and how much she loved “jeremiah” she passed in 2014.

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- Jeremiah Young Jun 3 at 9:08 pm
  
  That was my grandma Willie Mae and I’m Jeremiah Young
  
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Bryana Feb 4 at 9:01 am

My son was born premature he had a feeding tube in his nose but he is better

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Carmen Jan 28 at 1:13 pm

I came up with the name of Jeremiah because the first three letters are the same as his dads name and also because iys my other son middle name.

I like the name Jeremiah because I really dnt here to many people with that name

Hes a very bright baby

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Shanntel Aug 17 at 10:31 am

I Chose Jeremiah Name Because.JEREMIAH Was A Prophet In The Bible,I Like The Name Because He Obeyed God And Did What Was Right.My Jeremiah Was Born On A Lucky Number,He’s Very Intelligent, Alert,Funny,Happy,Handsome,And Loving.

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Jamie Aug 9 at 10:14 am

His daddy named him Jeremiah

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- Jeremiah Young Jun 3 at 9:11 pm
  
  What number
  
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Angela Aug 1 at 6:00 pm

Bible spoke to me god picked his name out of many names.
My husband father name
He is a prophet. He will strive to prophet towards many.

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Michelle Jul 28 at 11:30 am

The Lord gave us his name the first year we were married. He spoke to my husband and said “his name will be Jeremiah”
Honesty at first I was like I don’t want babies yet I just got married. So two years later when I was pregnant I for sure thought baby was going to be a boy, but she was a girl! Traditionally we name babies on the 8th day and announce it to oir family and friends in a ceremony along with the baby shower. The thought is that your name is your purpose she we prayed for God to give us the name for our children. So for baby #2 we already have the name but waiting for the 8th day to announce it our Jeremiah.

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Kayla Jul 18 at 12:13 pm

My brother died when i was 14. 9 days before my birthday. His name was jeremy. So i named him after my brother. Jeremiah is the spanosh version.

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Ashley Jul 3 at 2:31 pm

We choose Jeremiah because it’s biblical and not very common. The only thing I don’t like is there is no great way to shorten it. We don’t like Jerry or Miah so we have been calling him JR because is middle name is Richard.

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leilani Jun 12 at 5:26 pm

Name from the Bible, and because I was brought up in church, I love the name

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Kesha Jun 8 at 10:13 am

Jeremiah is in the bible

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Alayna Apr 12 at 2:42 pm

Jeremiah is my husband’s name and it was important to him that our son share his name. We also both like that it is a strong biblical name. In Hebrew the name means “exalted of the Lord”.

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