Fun Facts About the Name Jeremy
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 446,428 boys named Jeremy from 1880 through 2025.
- An established favorite: Jeremy held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 33 consecutive years, from 1970 through 2002.
- More than 448 thousand babies named Jeremy: U.S. records list 448,740 babies given the name Jeremy from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,312 girls received the name Jeremy - about 1 girl for every 193 boys.
What Does the Name Jeremy Mean?
Jeremy is the English form of Jeremiah, a name of Hebrew origin. The Hebrew name is Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ), also shortened as Yirmeyah (יִרְמְיָה). It is commonly explained as "Yahweh will exalt" or "Yahweh exalts," from a verb element meaning "to be high" or "to lift up" plus a shortened form of the divine name YHWH. The customary English wording "the Lord exalts" substitutes "the Lord" for the divine name.
Jeremy is not related to Jerome, which has a separate origin from Greek elements meaning "sacred name."
Jeremy Name History & Origins
The biblical prophet Jeremiah is the central figure associated with the name. He lived in the kingdom of Judah in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE, and the Book of Jeremiah presents his prophecies during the years before and after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. In the Greek Septuagint his name appears as Ieremias, and in the Latin Vulgate as Jeremias. From Latin the name passed into medieval European languages; Old French has Jeremie and later Jérémie.
English forms include Jeremie and Jeremy. The shorter Jeremy became established as an English vernacular form of Jeremiah, and both names are found in English use from the medieval period onward. Later historical bearers include the Anglican bishop and writer Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 1667) and the philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832).
How Popular is the Name Jeremy?
Jeremy remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1970 to 2002. Its highest annual birth count was in 1977, and people born that year turn 49 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #16,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #16,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,705 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #15,810 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,506 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #16,369 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,226 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #10,466 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,339 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #13,033 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #14,383 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,441 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,959 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,002 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #5,680 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #10,213 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,384 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,797 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,829 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #4,726 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,618 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,008 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #2,711 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #1,741 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1988 | #1,499 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 1987 | #1,287 | 109 | 0.0063% |
| 1986 | #1,182 | 120 | 0.0070% |
| 1985 | #1,477 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 1984 | #1,365 | 87 | 0.0052% |
| 1983 | #1,322 | 91 | 0.0054% |
| 1982 | #1,234 | 107 | 0.0063% |
| 1981 | #1,212 | 108 | 0.0065% |
| 1980 | #1,026 | 140 | 0.0084% |
| 1979 | #1,039 | 134 | 0.0083% |
| 1978 | #1,074 | 123 | 0.0080% |
| 1977 | #985 | 139 | 0.0091% |
| 1976 | #1,001 | 126 | 0.0086% |
| 1975 | #1,433 | 73 | 0.0050% |
| 1974 | #1,205 | 92 | 0.0063% |
| 1973 | #1,553 | 60 | 0.0041% |
| 1972 | #2,290 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1971 | #1,945 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1970 | #2,811 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #4,549 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #6,927 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,526 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #6,760 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #6,480 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #5,110 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #6,353 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,483 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,784 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #5,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,592 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #5,597 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,984 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #4,185 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,525 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #4,511 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,521 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #292 | 1,152 | 0.0674% |
| 2024 | #266 | 1,308 | 0.0763% |
| 2023 | #245 | 1,418 | 0.0830% |
| 2022 | #246 | 1,437 | 0.0824% |
| 2021 | #239 | 1,483 | 0.0848% |
| 2020 | #232 | 1,605 | 0.0930% |
| 2019 | #216 | 1,767 | 0.0985% |
| 2018 | #204 | 1,969 | 0.1085% |
| 2017 | #193 | 2,047 | 0.1106% |
| 2016 | #185 | 2,134 | 0.1125% |
| 2015 | #174 | 2,393 | 0.1249% |
| 2014 | #169 | 2,522 | 0.1313% |
| 2013 | #160 | 2,528 | 0.1337% |
| 2012 | #138 | 2,836 | 0.1495% |
| 2011 | #152 | 2,526 | 0.1330% |
| 2010 | #142 | 2,822 | 0.1471% |
| 2009 | #140 | 2,943 | 0.1484% |
| 2008 | #129 | 3,256 | 0.1596% |
| 2007 | #122 | 3,430 | 0.1653% |
| 2006 | #124 | 3,446 | 0.1677% |
| 2005 | #115 | 3,487 | 0.1746% |
| 2004 | #111 | 3,866 | 0.1948% |
| 2003 | #108 | 3,888 | 0.1968% |
| 2002 | #95 | 4,166 | 0.2146% |
| 2001 | #89 | 4,270 | 0.2198% |
| 2000 | #84 | 4,738 | 0.2413% |
| 1999 | #81 | 5,016 | 0.2612% |
| 1998 | #68 | 5,541 | 0.2899% |
| 1997 | #64 | 5,804 | 0.3079% |
| 1996 | #56 | 6,412 | 0.3385% |
| 1995 | #48 | 7,084 | 0.3721% |
| 1994 | #47 | 8,227 | 0.4258% |
| 1993 | #46 | 8,577 | 0.4373% |
| 1992 | #47 | 9,042 | 0.4527% |
| 1991 | #43 | 10,402 | 0.5149% |
| 1990 | #40 | 11,689 | 0.5691% |
| 1989 | #34 | 13,080 | 0.6537% |
| 1988 | #35 | 13,170 | 0.6880% |
| 1987 | #29 | 14,473 | 0.7752% |
| 1986 | #28 | 16,268 | 0.8834% |
| 1985 | #30 | 13,446 | 0.7275% |
| 1984 | #31 | 13,252 | 0.7342% |
| 1983 | #30 | 14,257 | 0.7953% |
| 1982 | #28 | 16,465 | 0.9074% |
| 1981 | #22 | 19,111 | 1.0669% |
| 1980 | #18 | 19,892 | 1.1150% |
| 1979 | #16 | 21,007 | 1.2201% |
| 1978 | #18 | 19,510 | 1.1882% |
| 1977 | #15 | 21,611 | 1.3151% |
| 1976 | #14 | 20,128 | 1.2827% |
| 1975 | #24 | 15,189 | 0.9727% |
| 1974 | #24 | 13,296 | 0.8456% |
| 1973 | #33 | 9,364 | 0.6008% |
| 1972 | #42 | 7,399 | 0.4562% |
| 1971 | #45 | 7,499 | 0.4240% |
| 1970 | #70 | 4,318 | 0.2324% |
| 1969 | #147 | 2,083 | 0.1165% |
| 1968 | #296 | 640 | 0.0368% |
| 1967 | #375 | 396 | 0.0227% |
| 1966 | #455 | 286 | 0.0160% |
| 1965 | #468 | 280 | 0.0151% |
| 1964 | #539 | 213 | 0.0107% |
| 1963 | #559 | 201 | 0.0099% |
| 1962 | #594 | 171 | 0.0083% |
| 1961 | #582 | 185 | 0.0087% |
| 1960 | #621 | 157 | 0.0074% |
| 1959 | #705 | 120 | 0.0056% |
| 1958 | #717 | 108 | 0.0051% |
| 1957 | #785 | 92 | 0.0043% |
| 1956 | #742 | 98 | 0.0046% |
| 1955 | #694 | 112 | 0.0054% |
| 1954 | #695 | 108 | 0.0053% |
| 1953 | #708 | 101 | 0.0051% |
| 1952 | #700 | 100 | 0.0051% |
| 1951 | #748 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1950 | #802 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1949 | #776 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1948 | #833 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1947 | #1,019 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1946 | #781 | 72 | 0.0044% |
| 1945 | #757 | 66 | 0.0049% |
| 1944 | #884 | 52 | 0.0038% |
| 1943 | #1,043 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1942 | #916 | 53 | 0.0038% |
| 1941 | #1,078 | 37 | 0.0030% |
| 1940 | #1,056 | 38 | 0.0033% |
| 1939 | #1,095 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1938 | #1,260 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1937 | #1,249 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1936 | #1,286 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1935 | #1,237 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1934 | #1,638 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1933 | #1,742 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1932 | #1,959 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1931 | #2,049 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,863 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #2,392 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #2,751 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,242 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #2,809 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,509 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #3,645 | 7 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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