Jeramie
Jeramie is a masculine name of ancient Hebrew origin meaning "elevated by God".
Name Census estimates that about 3,262 living Americans carry the first name Jeramie. It is a predominantly male name (98.8% of registrations). The average person named Jeramie today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeramie births was 1976 (218 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeramie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
3.3K
~ 1 in 105,075 Americans
Peak year
1976
218 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2021 SSA rank
#10,923
Tracked since 1967
Census
Jeramie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,582 people with the first name Jeramie, which placed it at #6,251 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,251
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,582 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeramie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeramie is White at 68.6%. The next largest groups are Black (14.4%) and Hispanic (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeramie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeramie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.6% · 1,771
- Black or African American14.4% · 371
- Hispanic or Latino8.4% · 217
- Two or more races5.2% · 133
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 66
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Jeramie
Jeramie leans heavily male at 98.8% of total registrations, but 41 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jeramie as a male name
- Ranked #11,356 in 2021
- 6 male births in 2021
- Peak: 1976 (213 births)
Jeramie as a female name
- Ranked #10,923 in 1988
- 6 female births in 1988
- Peak: 1983 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeramie leans strongly male. 2,465 people counted with this name were male (95.4%), compared with 120 female bearers (4.6%).
Popularity
Jeramie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeramie from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 1,352 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeramie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeramie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeramies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jeramie, while Wyoming, South Dakota, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 54 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeramie
The name Jeramie is an English variant of the Hebrew name Jeremiah, which means "Yahweh has uplifted" or "exalted of the Lord." The name Jeremiah is derived from the Hebrew words "Yarah" meaning "to throw" or "to lift" and "Yah" referring to the Hebrew God Yahweh. This name gained popularity during the biblical era, as the prophet Jeremiah, who lived around the 7th century BCE, is a prominent figure in the Old Testament.
Jeremiah was one of the major prophets in the Bible, and the Book of Jeremiah details his life and teachings. He was a priest from the village of Anathoth near Jerusalem and is known for his lamentations over the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. His name became associated with sorrow and mourning due to his weeping over the fate of his people.
The name Jeramie is a French variant of the English name Jeremy, which itself is a variation of Jeremiah. The earliest recorded use of the name Jeramie dates back to the late 16th century in France. One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Jeramie Bentham, an English philosopher and jurist who lived from 1748 to 1832 and is known for his utilitarian theories and advocacy for social reforms.
In the 17th century, Jeramie Renault was a French Protestant minister and theologian who lived from 1612 to 1672. He was known for his writings on Reformed theology and his contributions to the Huguenot movement in France.
Another notable Jeramie was Jeramie Greenough, an American sculptor and artist who lived from 1755 to 1835. He was one of the pioneers of the Neoclassical style in American sculpture and is known for his portraits and allegorical works.
In the 19th century, Jeramie Deschamps was a French poet and playwright who lived from 1828 to 1891. He was a prominent figure in the Parnassian movement and is remembered for his lyrical poetry and plays that explored social themes.
Jeramie Dekker was a Dutch theologian and philosopher who lived from 1898 to 1962. He was known for his work in the field of Christian existentialism and his contributions to the development of Reformed epistemology.
While these are just a few examples, the name Jeramie has been used throughout history, often as a variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. Its roots trace back to ancient Hebrew, and its meaning and associations have evolved over time, reflecting the cultural and religious influences of different eras and regions.
People
Jeramie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeramie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeramie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeramie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,262 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeramie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 105,075 US residents.
Is Jeramie a common name?
We classify Jeramie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,433 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeramie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeramie was 1976, when 218 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeramie is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeramie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,582 people with the name Jeramie, or 0.85 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,251 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeramie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeramie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeramie leans strongly male. 2,465 people counted with this name were male (95.4%), compared with 120 female bearers (4.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeramie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeramie is White at 68.6%. The next largest groups are Black (14.4%) and Hispanic (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeramie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeramie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.6% (1,771 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeramie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeramie a male name?
Yes, 98.8% of people registered as Jeramie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeramie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeramie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeramie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jeramie?
Find out how many people share the name Jeramie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.