The name Jeremiah comes from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, which is composed of the Hebrew elements rum, meaning "to exalt," and yah, referring to the Hebrew God. Together, it translates to "God will exalt." In the Bible, Jeremiah was one of the four major prophets (alongside Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel) who warned the Israelites of God's judgment for their sins. The name has appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names every year since 1900 and has been a top-100 boy's name every year since 2001, but some parents prefer to spell it Jeremias. It's the name "Dawson's Creek" alum James Van Der Beek gave his son Jeremiah, born in 2021.
