Jeramya
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "exalted of the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Jeramya. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeramya today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeramya births was 2007 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeramya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jeramya. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2007
6 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2007 SSA rank
#11,569
Tracked since 2007
Popularity
Jeramya: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeramya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeramya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeramya
The name Jeramya is believed to have originated from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, which means "appointed by Yahweh" or "Yahweh has uplifted." It is a variation of the more common biblical name Jeremiah, derived from the Hebrew root words "yarah" (to throw) and "ramah" (to be high or exalted).
The name Jeramya has its roots in ancient Israelite culture and is found in the Hebrew Bible, where it refers to the prophet Jeremiah, one of the major prophets in the Old Testament. The Book of Jeremiah chronicles his life and prophecies, which he delivered during the turbulent times before and during the Babylonian exile of the 6th century BCE.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeramya dates back to the 16th century. Jeramya Radley was an English Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in 1555 during the Marian persecutions under the reign of Queen Mary I.
In the 17th century, Jeramya Donleavy was an Irish Franciscan friar and author who lived from 1604 to 1678. He wrote several influential works on theology and philosophy.
Jeramya Watkins was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia who served in the Continental Army. He was born in 1755 and fought in several key battles, including the Battle of Monmouth.
In the 19th century, Jeramya Blount was a prominent African-American businessman and landowner in North Carolina. He was born into slavery in 1820 but later became a successful entrepreneur and acquired significant land holdings after the Civil War.
Jeramya Reinke was a German-American artist and painter who lived from 1871 to 1945. He was known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the American West and is considered an important figure in the American Impressionist movement.
People
Jeramya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeramya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeramya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeramya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeramya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Jeramya a common name?
We classify Jeramya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeramya most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeramya was 2007, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeramya is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeramya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeramya a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeramya in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeramya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeramya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeramya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Jeramya as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jeramya, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.