Jeremy
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god will uplift or exalt.
Babies a year
2,040
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#292
down from #266
UK popularity
#556
70 babies · up from #592
How Jeremy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #174 |
| 2016 | #185 |
| 2017 | #193 |
| 2018 | #205 |
| 2019 | #216 |
| 2020 | #232 |
| 2021 | #239 |
| 2022 | #245 |
| 2023 | #245 |
| 2024 | #266 |
| 2025 | #292 |
In 2025, 70 babies in England and Wales were named Jeremy. In the US, 2,040 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 21,614 in 1977.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jeremy was most common in 1980, when it went to 1.07% of American babies of that sex.
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