Jeremiah

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jeremiah is a male given name meaning "Yahweh loosens", or "Yahweh will raise", or "God is high", and having its origin in ancient Hebrew. Jeremias is a form that it takes in some Romance languages.

From Wikipedia

Jeremiah first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 11 babies (rank #164 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jeremiah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jeremiah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jeremiah

Jeremiahwriter · b. 644 BC
Jeremiah Horrockstranslator · b. 1618
Jeremiah Manelepolitician · b. 1968
Jeremiah Clarkecomposer · b. 1674

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	2	#628
2015	7	#220
2016	5	#305
2017	11	#164