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Jeremias

Meaning
The Lord exalts
Origin
Hebrew — Greek form of Jeremiah

Boy's name · #854 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Jeremias reached its best rank, #803, in 2024 and ranked #854 in 2025. About 5,000 boys have carried it since 1960.

Across the states

See where Jeremias is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#78 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #104 in Ecuador (2025) · #324 in Mexico (2024) · #614 in Austria (2025) · #1,715 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,494 in Italy (2024) · #1,992 in Sweden (2021) · #229 in Slovakia (2013) · #2,629 in Canada (2011) · #3,648 in France (2004).

Famous Jeremiases

In stories & tradition

Where Jeremiases come from

Among 111 notable bearers:

Germany 29%, Argentina 15%, Netherlands 7%, Angola 4%, Indonesia 4%, Mozambique 4% and 30 more countries.

What Jeremiases become

Among 224 notable people named Jeremias:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jeremias Wallén, Swedish jurist, politician and county governor.

Similar names: Jeremy · Meir · Jericho · Ezrah · Jesiah · Elyas

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