Yerachmiel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is compassionate".
Name Census estimates that about 230 living Americans carry the first name Yerachmiel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yerachmiel today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yerachmiel births was 2023 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yerachmiel. 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.
People living today
230
~ 1 in 1,490,236 Americans
Peak year
2023
15 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,924
Tracked since 1984
Census
Yerachmiel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 203 people with the first name Yerachmiel, which placed it at #38,074 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
#38,074
National first-name rank
People counted
203
203 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
96.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yerachmiel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yerachmiel is White at 96.6%. The next largest groups are Black (1.5%) and Hispanic (1.0%). 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 Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White96.6% · 196
- Black or African American1.5% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 2
Popularity
Yerachmiel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yerachmiel from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 110 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yerachmiel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yerachmiels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yerachmiel
The name Yerachmiel is a Hebrew name derived from the words "yeracham" meaning "may (God) have mercy" and "El" which is one of the Hebrew names for God. It is a combination of two words, forming a phrase meaning "God has shown mercy".
The name has its origins in ancient Hebrew culture and can be traced back to the biblical period. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament, specifically in the Book of Chronicles. There, it refers to one of the gatekeepers of the Tabernacle during the reign of King David.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Yerachmiel is from around the 11th century BCE. A seal bearing the name was discovered during archaeological excavations in Jerusalem, providing evidence of its use during the First Temple period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yerachmiel. One of the earliest was Yerachmiel ben Shelomoh, a renowned Jewish scholar and commentator who lived in the 12th century CE in France. He was a student of the famous Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, also known as Rashi.
Another prominent figure with this name was Yerachmiel Yerushalmi, a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi from Safed, in the Galilee region of modern-day Israel. He was known for his contributions to Jewish mysticism and his teachings on the Kabbalah.
In the 17th century, Yerachmiel Tzirelsh was a celebrated Polish-Jewish scholar and author. He wrote extensively on Jewish law and philosophy, and his works were widely studied in Europe.
Moving to more recent times, Yerachmiel Lopes Cardozo (1914-2005) was a Dutch-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor. He wrote several books documenting his experiences during World War II and his journey to Israel after the war.
Another notable figure was Yerachmiel Binyamin Zev Wolf Yahalom (1917-2006), an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) who served as the Minister of Transportation in the 1970s.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Yerachmiel, which has its roots in ancient Hebrew culture and has been carried on through various periods and regions.
People
Yerachmiel + last name combinations
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FAQ
Yerachmiel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yerachmiel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 230 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yerachmiel 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 1,490,236 US residents.
Is Yerachmiel a common name?
We classify Yerachmiel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 233 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yerachmiel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yerachmiel was 2023, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 203 people with the name Yerachmiel, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,074 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 Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yerachmiel appears almost entirely male. Of the 209 people counted with this name, 99.0% 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 Yerachmiel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yerachmiel is White at 96.6%. The next largest groups are Black (1.5%) and Hispanic (1.0%). 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 Yerachmiel most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yerachmiel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.6% (196 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 Yerachmiel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yerachmiel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yerachmiel 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 Yerachmiel 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 common is the name Yerachmiel?
Find out how many people share the name Yerachmiel on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.