Jeremiah
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Jeremiah is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin that means "God will uplift"
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/dʒɛɹəmajə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Jeremiah is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- NGNigeria≈1 in 2K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 2.1K
- ZASouth Africa≈1 in 4.5K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 531 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 2.0K (inferred from the name graph)
157,203 people, 2020
Highest-authority source
Nigeria, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Jeremiah is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin that means "God will uplift." It is strongly associated with the major Old Testament prophet, giving it a sense of strength, resilience, and spiritual depth. The name has been popular for centuries and remains a strong choice for parents seeking a name with historical and religious significance.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Jeremiah, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Jeremiah counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | #602 | 157,203 | 1 in 2.1K | 157K | Jeremiah | 531 |
| CN China | — | ≈120,000 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Jeremiah | 18 |
| NG Nigeria | #463 | ≈110,000 est. | ≈1 in 2K | — | Jeremiah | 115 |
| TZ Tanzania | — | ≈25,000 est. | ≈1 in 2.3K | 3 | Jeremiah | 33 |
| ZA South Africa | #765 | ≈13,000 est. | ≈1 in 4.5K | — | Jeremiah | 53 |
| GY Guyana | — | 231 | 1 in 3.2K | 231 | — | 6 |
157,203 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INEC Special Gazette 2021 — 2020 parliamentary election results; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Jeremiah is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Jeremiah is a timeless Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh will exalt." While famously associated with the great prophet of the Old Testament, the Bible also mentions other figures with this name, including this brave Gadite warrior who was one of King David's loyal mighty men, highlighting the name's connotations of strength and divine appointment.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Jeremiah, of Hebrew origin, means "Yahweh will exalt." While most famously associated with the major prophet, this particular Jeremiah was a leader of the Rechabites, a clan praised in the Bible for their unwavering loyalty and obedience, making the name a symbol of faithfulness.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Jeremiah is a strong, classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "God will uplift." While most famously associated with the great prophet, this name was also borne by a valiant warrior and clan leader, symbolizing strength and leadership.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Jeremiah is the English form of the Hebrew name יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu), which means "Yahweh will exalt" or "God will uplift". It is derived from the Hebrew roots 'rum', meaning "to exalt," and 'Yah', a name for God.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The story of Jeremiah and the Rechabites serves as a powerful biblical illustration of faithfulness, integrity, and obedience to ancestral commands, which is contrasted with Judah's disobedience to God's covenant.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Jeremiah Horrocksb. 1618GBEnglish astronomer
- Jeremiah Clarkeb. 1674GBEnglish baroque composer and organist
- Jeremiah Smithb. 1759USAmerican lawyer, jurist and politician (1759–1842)
- Jeremiah S. Blackb. 1810USAmerican lawyer and politician (1810-1883)
- Albert Beveridgeb. 1862USnot in their usual nameAmerican historian and politician (1862–1927)
- Jeremiah Maneleb. 1968SBSolomon Islands politician
- Sol Campbellb. 1974GBnot in their usual nameEnglish footballer and manager (born 1974)
- Jerry O'Connellb. 1974USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
- Jake Sullivanb. 1976USnot in their usual nameAmerican attorney and politician (born 1976)
- Jaafar Jacksonb. 1996USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 85 sources across 47 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 157K | #355 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 3.8K | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 464 | #355 |
| GY Guyana | Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025 | 2025 | 231 | #368 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 9 | — |
| TZ Tanzania | INEC Special Gazette 2021 — 2020 parliamentary election results | 2020 | 3 | #27 |
Reference works 6
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Jeremiah a male or female name?
- Jeremiah is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Jeremiah?
- In the etymology graph, Jerry, Jeremy and Jeremias are forms of the same name in other languages; Jere is a recorded short or pet form.
- What does the name Jeremiah mean?
- Recorded meaning: Jeremiah is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin that means "God will uplift."
- Where does the name Jeremiah come from?
- Jeremiah is a classic biblical name of Hebrew origin that means "God will uplift." It is strongly associated with the major Old Testament prophet, giving it a sense of strength, resilience, and spirit… Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- How do you pronounce Jeremiah?
- A machine transcription gives /dʒɛɹəmajə/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Jeremiah have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 157 thousand people named Jeremiah, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jeremiah.
- How common is the name Jeremiah?
- In the United States, the national register counted 157,203 people named Jeremiah in 2020, about 1 in 2.1 thousand residents.
- How common is Jeremiah compared with other names?
- In the United States, Jeremiah is the 602nd most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Jeremiah?
Nobody replies to these one by one, but what readers ask decides what these pages answer next.
Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/jeremiahThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jeremiah” — the 602nd most common given name in United States. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.