Jeremiah Name Popularity

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How popular is Jeremiah?

In 2018 the popular name Jeremiah, ranked the 65th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Jeremiah has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #51 for the first time in 2010 and as recently as 2011.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 2010 with 7,732 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jeremiah was 21 in 1901.

Jeremiah, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1916, 1946-1949, 1965-1977, 1996-2006, and 2007-2010, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1987.

Jeremiah's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Jeremiah for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jeremiah?

Jeremiah's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jeremiah is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jeremiah (Girl)		Jeremiah (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	10,074	5,561	65
2017		6	14,859	5,840	63
2016		5	17,346	6,583	58
2015		9	11,299	6,783	54
2014		11	9,801	6,874	55
2013		7	13,787	6,962	58
2012		18	6,973	7,481	52
2011		16	7,586	7,607	51
2010		13	8,930	7,732	51
2009		16	7,849	7,226	65
2008		14	8,702	6,583	68
2007		10	11,170	6,621	67
2006		12	9,554	6,541	71
2005		13	8,552	5,842	78
2004		36	3,938	5,378	77
2003		9	10,799	4,854	90
2002		9	10,586	4,717	86
2001		13	7,936	4,219	91
2000		6	13,923	3,643	102
1999		11	8,466	3,304	108
1998		13	7,299	3,222	114
1997		5	14,729	2,929	128
1996		12	7,331	2,103	164
1995		11	7,744	2,054	163
1994		9	9,136	2,082	158
1993		7	11,068	1,912	166
1992		8	9,875	1,938	161
1991		9	8,901	2,095	156
1990		5	13,892	2,006	154
1989		< 5	--	2,146	145
1988		16	5,143	2,191	136
1987		16	4,936	2,137	130
1986		15	5,053	2,378	118
1985		18	4,337	2,537	111
1984		21	3,781	2,777	102
1983		28	3,009	2,848	100
1982		28	3,119	3,329	89
1981		31	2,878	3,895	77
1980		31	2,898	4,095	76
1979		28	3,018	3,720	81
1978		25	3,142	3,443	81
1977		35	2,481	4,151	69
1976		13	4,734	2,876	92
1975		15	4,229	1,653	149
1974		11	5,139	1,294	178
1973		7	6,954	765	256
1972		< 5	--	342	431
1971		< 5	--	323	452
1970		< 5	--	217	553
1969		< 5	--	159	624
1968		< 5	--	131	660
1967		< 5	--	128	662
1966		< 5	--	130	650
1965		< 5	--	101	737
1964		< 5	--	121	706
1963		< 5	--	138	666
1962		< 5	--	128	686
1961		< 5	--	128	680
1960		< 5	--	150	636
1959		< 5	--	154	623
1958		< 5	--	150	626
1957		< 5	--	185	566
1956		< 5	--	163	596
1955		< 5	--	167	573
1954		< 5	--	170	561
1953		< 5	--	143	608
1952		< 5	--	174	535
1951		< 5	--	151	557
1950		< 5	--	164	527
1949		< 5	--	163	524
1948		< 5	--	140	567
1947		< 5	--	130	597
1946		< 5	--	117	597
1945		< 5	--	118	552
1944		< 5	--	100	614
1943		< 5	--	121	577
1942		< 5	--	130	541
1941		< 5	--	121	540
1940		< 5	--	119	539
1939		< 5	--	104	561
1938		< 5	--	110	555
1937		< 5	--	109	558
1936		< 5	--	108	550
1935		< 5	--	111	547
1934		< 5	--	123	527
1933		< 5	--	111	542
1932		< 5	--	121	532
1931		< 5	--	115	546
1930		< 5	--	127	531
1929		< 5	--	114	554
1928		< 5	--	112	585
1927		< 5	--	137	523
1926		< 5	--	115	575
1925		< 5	--	128	544
1924		< 5	--	125	569
1923		< 5	--	124	557
1922		< 5	--	128	562
1921		< 5	--	129	552
1920		< 5	--	129	541
1919		< 5	--	121	543
1918		< 5	--	105	598
1917		< 5	--	104	582
1916		< 5	--	109	549
1915		< 5	--	76	668
1914		< 5	--	83	540
1913		< 5	--	79	489
1912		< 5	--	57	526
1911		< 5	--	37	486
1910		< 5	--	35	466
1909		< 5	--	25	524
1908		< 5	--	23	530
1907		< 5	--	22	499
1906		< 5	--	22	482
1905		< 5	--	27	418
1904		< 5	--	35	341
1903		< 5	--	24	406
1902		< 5	--	30	363
1901		< 5	--	21	416
1900		< 5	--	43	327
1899		< 5	--	24	379
1898		< 5	--	30	357
1897		< 5	--	31	333
1896		< 5	--	43	281
1895		< 5	--	28	352
1894		< 5	--	28	343
1893		< 5	--	29	326
1892		< 5	--	33	323
1891		< 5	--	32	294
1890		< 5	--	35	292
1889		< 5	--	42	256
1888		< 5	--	34	309
1887		< 5	--	38	266
1886		< 5	--	40	269
1885		< 5	--	40	265
1884		< 5	--	38	281
1883		< 5	--	37	273
1882		< 5	--	33	302
1881		< 5	--	34	272
1880		< 5	--	37	278

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.