Jeremias: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh will exalt”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- jeh-reh-MEE-us · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Form of Jeremiah used in several languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Greek/Latin traditions. It comes from the biblical prophet's name.
How popular is Jeremias?
Babies named Jeremias in 2024314
2024 rank#798 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18804,746
Jeremias is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jeremias
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jeremias questions
What does the name Jeremias mean?
Jeremias means "Yahweh will exalt". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Jeremiah used in several languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Greek/Latin traditions. It comes from the biblical prophet's name.
Is Jeremias a boy or girl name?
Jeremias is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jeremias?
314 US babies were named Jeremias in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jeremias?
Jeremias is usually pronounced jeh-reh-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.