Jeremy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JER-e-mee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #601 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #292 for boys
Jeremy is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will exalt”. In 2025 it ranked 601st for boys in the UK (70 babies) and 292nd for boys in the US (1,152 babies).
What does Jeremy mean?
Hebrew: medieval English form of Jeremiah
“God will exalt”
The medieval English form of Jeremiah, used for the prophet in the King James Bible's New Testament.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jeremy a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeremy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 70 boys in the UK and 1,152 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jeremy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #601among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 70 boys in the UK were named Jeremy, making it the 601st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 793rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 110 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had more boys named Jeremy than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Jeremy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 556th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#70), 1964 (#47) and 1974 (#62).
Jeremy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #601 |
| 2024 | 67 | #622 |
| 2023 | 52 | #730 |
| 2022 | 47 | #774 |
| 2021 | 45 | #805 |
| 2020 | 44 | #793 |
| 2019 | 40 | #845 |
| 2018 | 55 | #698 |
| 2017 | 70 | #608 |
| 2016 | 54 | #708 |
| 2015 | 86 | #506 |
| 2014 | 100 | #457 |
| 2013 | 79 | #526 |
| 2012 | 77 | #539 |
| 2011 | 88 | #473 |
| 2010 | 92 | #452 |
| 2009 | 92 | #450 |
| 2008 | 85 | #473 |
| 2007 | 98 | #409 |
| 2006 | 92 | #413 |
| 2005 | 106 | #330 |
| 2004 | 88 | #371 |
| 2003 | 79 | #374 |
| 2002 | 73 | #377 |
| 2001 | 60 | #425 |
| 2000 | 69 | #386 |
| 1999 | 87 | #335 |
| 1998 | 92 | #311 |
| 1997 | 103 | #297 |
| 1996 | 110 | #279 |
How popular is Jeremy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #292among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,152about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,152 boys in the US were named Jeremy, making it the 292nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 232nd. Its busiest year was 1977, with 21,610 boys. It first appears in the records in 1923.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jeremy than any year since 1968.
Half of all the boys named Jeremy in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeremy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,152 | #292 |
| 2024 | 1,310 | #266 |
| 2023 | 1,419 | #245 |
| 2022 | 1,437 | #246 |
| 2021 | 1,485 | #239 |
| 2020 | 1,607 | #232 |
| 2019 | 1,767 | #216 |
| 2018 | 1,971 | #204 |
| 2017 | 2,047 | #193 |
| 2016 | 2,135 | #185 |
| 2015 | 2,393 | #175 |
| 2014 | 2,522 | #169 |
| 2013 | 2,528 | #160 |
| 2012 | 2,837 | #138 |
| 2011 | 2,527 | #152 |
| 2010 | 2,823 | #142 |
| 2009 | 2,943 | #140 |
| 2008 | 3,256 | #129 |
| 2007 | 3,431 | #122 |
| 2006 | 3,446 | #124 |
| 2005 | 3,487 | #115 |
| 2004 | 3,866 | #111 |
| 2003 | 3,888 | #108 |
| 2002 | 4,166 | #95 |
| 2001 | 4,270 | #89 |
| 2000 | 4,738 | #84 |
| 1999 | 5,016 | #81 |
| 1998 | 5,541 | #68 |
| 1997 | 5,803 | #64 |
| 1996 | 6,412 | #56 |
| 1995 | 7,084 | #48 |
| 1994 | 8,227 | #47 |
| 1993 | 8,577 | #46 |
| 1992 | 9,042 | #47 |
| 1991 | 10,403 | #43 |
| 1990 | 11,689 | #40 |
| 1989 | 13,081 | #34 |
| 1988 | 13,169 | #35 |
| 1987 | 14,474 | #29 |
| 1986 | 16,269 | #28 |
| 1985 | 13,445 | #30 |
| 1984 | 13,250 | #31 |
| 1983 | 14,254 | #30 |
| 1982 | 16,466 | #28 |
| 1981 | 19,113 | #22 |
| 1980 | 19,892 | #18 |
| 1979 | 21,005 | #16 |
| 1978 | 19,509 | #18 |
| 1977 | 21,610 | #15 |
| 1976 | 20,126 | #14 |
| 1975 | 15,185 | #24 |
| 1974 | 13,295 | #24 |
| 1973 | 9,363 | #33 |
| 1972 | 7,398 | #42 |
| 1971 | 7,498 | #45 |
| 1970 | 4,318 | #70 |
| 1969 | 2,082 | #147 |
| 1968 | 640 | #296 |
| 1967 | 397 | #375 |
| 1966 | 286 | #455 |
| 1965 | 280 | #467 |
| 1964 | 212 | #539 |
| 1963 | 201 | #557 |
| 1962 | 170 | #595 |
| 1961 | 185 | #582 |
| 1960 | 157 | #620 |
| 1959 | 120 | #701 |
| 1958 | 108 | #715 |
| 1957 | 92 | #782 |
| 1956 | 98 | #740 |
| 1955 | 112 | #692 |
| 1954 | 108 | #693 |
| 1953 | 101 | #706 |
| 1952 | 100 | #698 |
| 1951 | 87 | #744 |
| 1950 | 72 | #799 |
| 1949 | 79 | #773 |
| 1948 | 67 | #831 |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,013 |
| 1946 | 72 | #781 |
| 1945 | 66 | #753 |
| 1944 | 52 | #878 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,037 |
| 1942 | 53 | #910 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,066 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,050 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,247 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,271 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,226 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,608 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,707 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,922 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
Nicknames for Jeremy
Names like Jeremy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zachary Jonathan Joshua Toby Jamie Anthony Joey Adam Matthew Timothy Benjamin Michael
Other spellings of Jeremy
Names related to Jeremy
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jeremy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeremy, updated 20 October 2026.