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Jerimiah

Jerimiah is a boy's name meaning "Hebrew, the Lord exalts", drawing on Hebrew roots. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. In total, about 4,765 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

EtymologyVariant of Jeremiah
HebrewHebrew – "the Lord exalts"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
19
1920s
37
1930s
11
1940s
0
1950s
31
1960s
5
1970s
517
1980s
801
1990s
642
2000s
1,582
2010s
1,120
Peaked in the 2000s · 4,765 total U.S. births since 1900