Jeremey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JER-a-mee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jeremey is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeremey mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jeremy, from Jeremiah
“God will exalt”
A spelling variant of Jeremy, the medieval English form of Jeremiah.
Is Jeremey a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeremey is a boys' name.
How popular is Jeremey in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 177 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Jeremey in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeremey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,668 |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,836 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 78 | #1,283 |
| 1992 | 80 | #1,258 |
| 1991 | 103 | #1,065 |
| 1990 | 115 | #976 |
| 1989 | 107 | #982 |
| 1988 | 110 | #909 |
| 1987 | 120 | #851 |
| 1986 | 177 | #676 |
| 1985 | 110 | #857 |
| 1984 | 118 | #803 |
| 1983 | 97 | #891 |
| 1982 | 146 | #719 |
| 1981 | 111 | #833 |
| 1980 | 177 | #651 |
| 1979 | 177 | #640 |
| 1978 | 135 | #724 |
| 1977 | 166 | #656 |
| 1976 | 153 | #663 |
| 1975 | 114 | #774 |
| 1974 | 83 | #885 |
| 1973 | 78 | #904 |
| 1972 | 71 | #960 |
| 1971 | 85 | #884 |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,395 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
Nicknames for Jeremey
- Jerry 15 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jeremey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joshua, Zachary, Jonathan, Jacob, Jared, Jordan, Benjamin, Adam, Jamie, Justin, Jason, Jesse
Names related to Jeremey
Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jeremih, Jeremie, Jeremi, Jeremyah, Jeremiyah, Jeremia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeremey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeremey, updated 20 October 2026.