Ermias: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh will exalt”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- er-MEE-us · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Ermias is an Ethiopian form of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu. It is especially associated with Ethiopian and Eritrean usage.
How popular is Ermias?
Babies named Ermias in 2024227
2024 rank#990 boys
Peak year2019
Total US babies since 18802,066
Ermias is rising: use over the last five years is 67.3× what it was a decade earlier.
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Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ermias questions
What does the name Ermias mean?
Ermias means "Yahweh will exalt". It comes from Hebrew. Ermias is an Ethiopian form of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu. It is especially associated with Ethiopian and Eritrean usage.
Is Ermias a boy or girl name?
Ermias is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ermias?
227 US babies were named Ermias in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.
How do you pronounce Ermias?
Ermias is usually pronounced er-MEE-us.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.