Jeremy

“English form of Jeremiah — the Lord exalts” — Hebrew via English origin

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

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. Jeremy's short forms are Jerry and Jem. A popular twin pairing with Jeremy is Jeremiah for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 890 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,800 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

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
Jeremy Hillary Boob — Yellow Submarine
Jeremy Johnson — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

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.

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

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