Jeremy

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Jeremy is a Hebrew male given name, deriving from various translations and interpretations as the anglicized and diminutive form of the Hebrew name Jeremiah, a major prophet of the Old Testament known for his prophecies of judgment and hope.

From Wikipedia

Jeremy first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 42 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 305 babies (rank #52 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jeremy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jeremy yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

7,826
Total babies (all years)
42
Years in the data
305
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
197075#98
1971137#88
1972136#86
1973176#74
1974190#70
1975149#76
1976146#79
1977218#59
1978206#60
1979193#66
1980174#68
1981228#61
1982244#55
1983263#51
1984242#57
1985248#52
1986270#52
1987262#53
1988239#56
1989255#55
1990263#60
1991230#65
1992257#61
1993298#53
1994305#52
1995290#56
1996257#59
1997233#63
1998218#67
1999207#71
2000206#67
2001221#63
2002183#74
2003170#83
2004112#95
200556#112
2006118#85
2008107#100
201410#181
201515#151
20168#217
201711#165