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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jeremih with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Jeremih in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 890 people with the first name Jeremih, which placed it at #13,530 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
#13,530
National first-name rank
People counted
890
890 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
53.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeremih
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremih is Black at 53.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.6%) and Two or More Races (10.1%). 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 Jeremih 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 Jeremih at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American53.7% · 478
- Hispanic or Latino25.6% · 228
- Two or more races10.1% · 90
- White8.2% · 73
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 9
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.
How common was Jeremih in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 890 people with the name Jeremih, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,530 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 Jeremih 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 Jeremih?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeremih appears almost entirely male. Of the 885 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Jeremih?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremih is Black at 53.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.6%) and Two or More Races (10.1%). 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 Jeremih most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jeremih in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.7% (478 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 Jeremih in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Jeremih still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeremih 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 Jeremih 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 have Jeremih as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.