Jeremih

Meaning & origin

Jeremih first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2009, likely influenced by the singer Jeremih Felton, who released his debut single 'Birthday Sex' that year. The name peaked in popularity in 2015, when it ranked 5861, but has since declined steadily. As of 2025, about 1 in 113,872 boys received the name, placing it far outside the top 1000. The spelling with an 'ih' ending is a distinctly modern adaptation of the classic Jeremiah, following a trend of creative respellings. Unlike its biblical counterpart, Jeremih has little historical or cross-cultural use; nearly all bearers reflect direct or indirect influence from the contemporary musician. The name saw no concentration in any single U.S. state, remaining uniformly uncommon across the country.

Jeremih is a contemporary respelling of the biblical name Jeremiah, which derives from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, meaning 'appointed by God' or 'exalted of the Lord.' The variant spelling gained visibility through the American singer-songwriter Jeremih (born Jeremih Felton), who rose to prominence in the late 2000s. This -ih ending follows a pattern of modern phonetic respellings, similar to names like Elisha or Josiah rendered with a distinct spelling.