Jeremiah

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 201 babies (rank #263 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,784

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

201

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	27	#612
1997	32	#558
1998	20	#791
1999	29	#615
2000	30	#623
2001	30	#627
2002	51	#439
2003	38	#592
2004	51	#514
2005	56	#498
2006	66	#475
2007	78	#444
2008	99	#384
2009	86	#441
2010	133	#328
2011	140	#318
2012	152	#303
2013	171	#274
2014	152	#304
2015	142	#329
2016	201	#263

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#612

1997

#558

1998

#791

1999

#615

2000

#623

2001

#627

2002

#439

2003

#592

2004

#514

2005

#498

2006

#475

2007

#444

2008

#384

2009

#441

2010

133

#328

2011

140

#318

2012

152

#303

2013

171

#274

2014

152

#304

2015

142

#329

2016

201

#263

Meaning

Numerology of Jeremiah

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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