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Jeremias

“Variant of Jeremiah — The Lord exalts” — Hebrew origin

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

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

Around the world: #78 in Puerto Rico (2025).

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

Famous Jeremiases

• Jeremias Gotthelf — Swiss novelist (1797–1854)
• Jeremias Benjamin Richter — German chemist (1762-1807)
• Jeremias II of Constantinople — Patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremias I of Constantinople — Greek orthodox saint-Patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremias Drexel — German Jesuit (1581–1638)

In stories & tradition

• Jeremias — Robin Hood

What Jeremiases become

Among 240 notable people named Jeremias:

Business leaders appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jeremias Van Vliet, Dutch East India Company merchant and Thai history chronicler (1602-1663).

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

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