Jeremy
The English form of Jeremiah, Hebrew Yirmeyahu, “Yahweh will exalt.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jeremy first shows up in the national records in 1923. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1970 to 2002. Its biggest year was 1977, when 21,610 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 15 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1976, at No. 14. In 2025 it ranked No. 292 for boys. All told, 448,737 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jeromy (4,798), Jeramy (4,524), Jeremie (4,371), Jeramie (3,433), Jeremey (3,423), Jermey (2,697) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Jeremiah
Explore Jeremy interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 65 | No. 2193 |
| 1930s | 231 | No. 1085 |
| 1940s | 556 | No. 753 |
| 1950s | 998 | No. 693 |
| 1960s | 4,610 | No. 147 |
| 1970s | 139,307 | No. 14 |
| 1980s | 153,413 | No. 18 |
| 1990s | 77,794 | No. 40 |
| 2000s | 37,491 | No. 84 |
| 2010s | 23,550 | No. 138 |
| 2020s | 8,410 | No. 232 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.