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Its wave through time Most used in the 2010s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2010 per 100,000 babies of that sex 4,587 babies given this name since 1973 At its height in 2010, about 1 in 7,000 boys 53 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Jeremiah Boy Hebrew Yirmeyahu, usually read as 'YHWH exalts' or 'YHWH loosens'; scholars are not agreed. Biblical · peak 2010 Jerome Boy Greek Hierōnymos, 'sacred name' (hieros 'holy' and onoma 'name'). Early Medieval · peak 1938 Jermaine Boy An English spelling of Germain, from Latin Germanus, which meant either 'brother' or 'German'. Modern · peak 1973 Germaine Girl From Latin germanus 'of the same parents, brother', through French; St Germaine Cousin made it popular. Modern · peak 1908 · forgotten Jarmila Girl From Slavic jar 'spring, ardent' and mil 'dear, gracious'. Victorian · forgotten Jaromír Boy From jar 'fierce, ardent, spring' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected… Early Medieval Jeremy Boy A fashion of the 1970s peak 1977 German Boy Most used in the 1990s peak 1991 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.