Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Jeremiah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2010
Peak era
2010
Peak births
7,743
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jeremiah
How many people are named Jeremiah?
An estimated 214,893 living Americans are named Jeremiah.
How rare is Jeremiah?
Jeremiah is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 3,840 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 50.4% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Jeremiah?
The median age of a living American named Jeremiah is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 33 years old.
Is Jeremiah still popular?
Somewhat. Jeremiah has been declining since its 2010 peak and registered 3,840 births in 2025.
Where is Jeremiah most common?
Jeremiah has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
50.4%
2025
3,840
All-time
225,674
Where it lives now
Jeremiah is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Jeremiah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.