Jeremias
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "exalted of the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 4,679 living Americans carry the first name Jeremias. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeremias today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeremias births was 2024 (314 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeremias. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jeremias with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jeremias is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.7K
~ 1 in 73,254 Americans
Peak year
2024
314 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#798
Tracked since 1960
Census
Jeremias in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,588 people with the first name Jeremias, which placed it at #4,179 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,179
National first-name rank
People counted
4.6K
4,588 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
85.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeremias
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremias is Hispanic at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (5.2%) and White (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeremias described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeremias at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino85.5% · 3,923
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.2% · 238
- White4.7% · 217
- Black or African American3.6% · 167
- Two or more races0.6% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 14
Popularity
Jeremias: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeremias from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,849 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jeremias remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeremias 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 Jeremias during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeremias' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 27 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Jeremias, while South Carolina, Kansas, District of Columbia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 119 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeremias
The name Jeremias is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, which means "appointed by God" or "Yahweh has uplifted." It is a biblical name, originating from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, who lived in the 7th century BC and authored the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations.
The name Jeremias is a variant spelling of the more common English form, Jeremiah. It has been used in various European languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Scandinavian languages. In these languages, the name took on slightly different spellings, such as Jeremías in Spanish and Jeremias in German.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeremias can be found in the biblical text itself. The prophet Jeremiah, also known as Jeremias in some translations, lived in the Kingdom of Judah and witnessed the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. His prophetic writings and lamentations over the destruction of Jerusalem are recorded in the biblical books that bear his name.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jeremias. One prominent figure was Jeremias Gotthelf (1797-1854), a Swiss writer and pastor known for his novels depicting rural life in Switzerland. Another was Jeremias de Dekker (1610-1666), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his genre scenes and portraits.
In the 16th century, Jeremias Felwinger (1486-1551) was a German Lutheran theologian and Protestant reformer who worked alongside Martin Luther. During the 17th century, Jeremias Drexel (1581-1638) was a Jesuit priest and author from Bavaria, known for his spiritual writings.
In the field of biblical scholarship, Jeremias Richter (1762-1807) was a German theologian and orientalist who made significant contributions to the study of the Old Testament and the Hebrew language.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Jeremias, reflecting its biblical origins and usage across various cultures and time periods.
People
Jeremias + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeremias 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
Jeremias: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeremias?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,679 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeremias 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 73,254 US residents.
Is Jeremias a common name?
We classify Jeremias as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,746 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeremias most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeremias was 2024, when 314 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeremias is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeremias in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,588 people with the name Jeremias, or 1.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,179 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeremias in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeremias?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeremias appears almost entirely male. Of the 4,588 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeremias?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremias is Hispanic at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (5.2%) and White (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeremias most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jeremias in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.5% (3,923 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Jeremias in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeremias a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeremias 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 Jeremias still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeremias 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 Jeremias 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.
How many people are named Jeremias?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.