Jeremy

Meaning: The Lord exalts
Origin: English (from Hebrew) — English form of Jeremiah

Nicknames: Jerry, Jem

Boy's name · #292 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Jeremy reached #14 in 1976 and has faded to #292 since. In just three years its births jumped from about 640 in 1968 to 7,500 in 1971 — the years Bobby Sherman played Jeremy Bolt on Here Come the Brides.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#66 in Ecuador (2025) · #224 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #448 in Ireland (2025) · #457 in Switzerland (2025) · #527 in Poland (2025) · #559 in England & Wales (2025) · #607 in Mexico (2024) · #771 in Austria (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,043 in France (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #316 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jeremys

Jeremy Renner — American actor, producer, and musician
Jeremy Bentham — British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)
Jeremy Irons — British actor (born 1948)
Jeremy Corbyn — British politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020
Jeremy Clarkson — British broadcaster, journalist and writer

In stories & tradition

Jeremy Gilbert — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
Jeremy Hillary Boob — Yellow Submarine (film)
Jeremy Johnson — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (TV series)

What Jeremys become

Among 2,456 notable people named Jeremy:

Sports figures appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jérémy Ménez, French association football player.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Jeremy is Jeremiah for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

About 300 boys a year are given Jerry as their full name.

Similar names: Jeremiah · Shane · Jeffrey · Remy · Shawn · Jamie

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