Jeremias
Jeremias is an alternate spelling of Jeremiah, the biblical prophet. Others with the given name include:Jeremias II al-Amshitti, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Jeremias I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias Augustin, Swedish…
Meaning & Origin of Jeremias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeremias is an alternate spelling of Jeremiah, the biblical prophet. Others with the given name include:Jeremias II al-Amshitti, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Jeremias I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremias Augustin, Swedish…
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The Story of Jeremias
Jeremias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 314 Jeremiass were born — ranking #797 that year. As of 2026, Jeremias ranks #824 for baby boys with 302 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Jeremiass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jeremias
Jeremias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jeremias's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #797. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeremias's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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