Jeremih
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "appointed by God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,209 living Americans carry the first name Jeremih. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeremih today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeremih births was 2015 (123 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeremih. 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
- • Jeremih is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 283,502 Americans
Peak year
2015
123 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,007
Tracked since 2009
Popularity
Jeremih: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeremih from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 949 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeremih 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 Jeremih during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeremihs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Jeremih, while South Carolina, Mississippi, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 32 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeremih
The name Jeremih is derived from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, which means "appointed by God" or "Yahweh exalts". It is a variation of the more common English name Jeremiah. The name can be traced back to the biblical figure Jeremiah, who was a prophet in the 7th century BC and one of the major prophets in the Hebrew Bible.
The name Jeremih first appeared in the Hebrew Bible, where Jeremiah was a prominent figure and author of the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations. He was a prophet who lived during the tumultuous period leading up to the Babylonian conquest of Judah and the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jeremih was Jeremih ben Elijah, a Jewish scholar and biblical commentator who lived in the 13th century AD in Provence, France. He was known for his work on the Talmud and his contributions to Jewish legal literature.
In the 16th century, Jeremih Cacciatore was an Italian painter and architect who was active in Naples and Salerno. He is known for his work on the Church of San Gregorio Armeno in Naples and the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Salerno.
Jeremih Priggs was a British engineer and inventor who lived in the 18th century. He is credited with the development of the first practical steam engine, which played a significant role in the Industrial Revolution.
In the realm of literature, Jeremih Bentham was an English philosopher and social reformer who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is considered one of the founders of modern utilitarianism and is best known for his work on ethics, jurisprudence, and political philosophy.
Jeremih Kubler was a Swiss-American art historian and archaeologist who made significant contributions to the study of ancient civilizations in the Americas. He is best known for his work on the Maya civilization and his development of the theory of cultural diffusion, which sought to explain the spread of cultural traits and ideas across different societies.
People
Jeremih + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeremih 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
Jeremih: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeremih?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,209 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeremih 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 283,502 US residents.
Is Jeremih a common name?
We classify Jeremih as "Rare". It ranks above 91.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,218 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeremih most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeremih was 2015, when 123 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeremih is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jeremih a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeremih 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.
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.