boys' name ★ peaked 1977

Jeremy

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #292 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

Jeremy is an English-language male given name, deriving from various translations and interpretations as the anglicized and diminutive form of the given name Jeremiah.

Rank 2025
#292
among boys · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,152
named Jeremy · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,483
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1977
21,749 babies
All-time total
448,737
#73 all-time among boys
First recorded
1923
in Social Security records

Jeremy popularity over time

448,737 babies have been named Jeremy since 1923, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 65 65 7 – #2,242
1930s 10 231 241 24 +271% #1,095
1940s 31 556 587 59 +144% #757
1950s 35 998 1,033 103 +76% #694
1960s 28 4,610 4,638 464 +349% #147
1970s 849 139,307 140,156 14,016 +2922% #14
1980s 1,015 153,413 154,428 15,443 +10% #18
1990s 234 77,794 78,028 7,803 -49% #40
2000s 89 37,491 37,580 3,758 -52% #84
2010s 21 23,550 23,571 2,357 -37% #138
2020s (to 2025) – 8,410 8,410 1,402 -41% #232

Where Jeremy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,095 0.64 #312
2027 1,049 0.61 #325
2028 1,011 0.59 #335
2029 980 0.57 #339
2030 955 0.56 #343

Where Jeremy is most popular

Boys named Jeremy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.788 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Maryland, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jeremy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 30 1.84 +134%
Maryland 204 1.71 +117%
District of Columbia 24 1.63 +106%
New Jersey 311 1.54 +96%
New York 608 1.40 +78%
Connecticut 93 1.37 +74%
Louisiana 132 1.29 +64%
Massachusetts 165 1.20 +52%
Mississippi 68 1.20 +52%
Alaska 13 1.09 +39%
Virginia 204 1.08 +37%
Nevada 58 1.02 +29%
Florida 470 0.993 +26%
Texas 861 0.977 +24%
Alabama 103 0.942 +20%
Arkansas 59 0.932 +18%
Tennessee 162 0.897 +14%
North Carolina 223 0.873 +11%
Indiana 138 0.861 +9%
Georgia 218 0.861 +9%
Kentucky 85 0.847 +8%
California 762 0.834 +6%
South Carolina 85 0.823 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 218 0.821 ≈ national
New Mexico 27 0.819 ≈ national
Illinois 195 0.763 ≈ national
Ohio 193 0.728 -8%
Washington 119 0.727 -8%
Oklahoma 64 0.724 -8%
Iowa 48 0.696 -12%
Oregon 50 0.659 -16%
Missouri 89 0.642 -18%
Minnesota 78 0.636 -19%
Colorado 82 0.635 -19%
Wisconsin 73 0.616 -22%
Kansas 42 0.612 -22%
Michigan 122 0.596 -24%
Utah 55 0.576 -27%
West Virginia 18 0.551 -30%
Arizona 83 0.507 -36%
New Hampshire 10 0.450 -43%
Delaware 5 0.330 -58%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -59%
Nebraska 13 0.299 -62%
South Dakota 5 0.269 -66%
Idaho 7 0.171 -78%
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jeremy

Jeremy is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #292 in 2025 with 1,152 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1923, 448,737 American babies have been named Jeremy. Its peak came in 1977, when 21,749 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jeremy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jeremy?

The median living Jeremy is about 41 years old; half are between 32 and 47. An estimated 426 thousand people named Jeremy are alive in the United States today.

median 41 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jeremy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys 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 5 #16,730 1,971 #204
2017 5 #17,000 2,047 #193
2016 – – 2,135 #185
2015 – – 2,393 #175
2014 5 #17,706 2,522 #169
2013 – – 2,528 #160
2012 6 #15,811 2,837 #138
2011 – – 2,527 #152
2010 – – 2,823 #142
2009 – – 2,943 #140
2008 7 #14,507 3,256 #129
2007 6 #16,369 3,431 #122
2006 7 #14,228 3,446 #124
2005 10 #10,467 3,487 #115
2004 19 #6,339 3,866 #111
2003 7 #13,034 3,888 #108
2002 6 #14,384 4,166 #95
2001 12 #8,441 4,270 #89
2000 15 #6,959 4,738 #84
1995 16 #5,797 7,084 #48
1990 43 #2,712 11,689 #40
1985 84 #1,477 13,445 #30
1980 140 #1,026 19,892 #18
1975 73 #1,432 15,185 #24
1970 25 #2,811 4,318 #70
1965 5 #6,928 280 #467
1960 5 #6,761 157 #621
1955 6 #5,483 112 #694
1950 – – 72 #802
1945 – – 66 #757
1940 – – 38 #1,056
1935 5 #4,521 30 #1,237
1930 – – 17 #1,863
1925 – – 12 #2,509
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jeremy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jeremy Allen White Jeremy Allen White American actor (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson English television presenter, journalist, author and farmer (born 1960) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jeremy Renner Jeremy Renner American actor (born 1971) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons British actor (born 1948) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin American basketball player (born 1988) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn British politician (born 1949) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Sisto American actor (born 1974) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven American actor (born 1965) Contemporary
  9. 9 Jeremy Irvine Jeremy Irvine English actor (born 1990) Contemporary
  10. 10 Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies American actor (born 1969) Contemporary
  11. 11 Jeremy Jordan Jeremy Jordan American actor and singer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Jeremy Brett Jeremy Brett English actor (1933–1995) Contemporary
  13. 13 Jeremy Wade Jeremy Wade British television presenter and author (born 1956) Contemporary
  14. 14 Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham English philosopher and jurist (1748–1832) 18th century
  15. 15 Jeremy London Jeremy London American actor (born 1972) Contemporary
  16. 16 Jeremy Northam Jeremy Northam British actor (born 1961) Contemporary
  17. 17 Jeremy Sumpter Jeremy Sumpter American actor (born 1989) Contemporary
  18. 18 Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt British politician (born 1966) Contemporary
  19. 19 Jeremy Spencer Jeremy Spencer British musician (born 1948) Contemporary
  20. 20 Jeremy Camp Jeremy Camp American singer and songwriter b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jeremy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jeremy?

The median living Jeremy is about 41 years old. Half of all living Jeremys are between 32 and 47 years old.

How many people named Jeremy are alive today?

An estimated 426 thousand people named Jeremy are alive in the United States, based on 448,737 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jeremy mean?

Jeremy is an English-language male given name, deriving from various translations and interpretations as the anglicized and diminutive form of the given name Jeremiah.

How popular is the name Jeremy in 2025?

Jeremy ranked #292 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,152 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jeremy?

448,737 babies have been named Jeremy in the United States since 1923, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jeremy most popular?

Jeremy peaked in 1977, when 21,749 newborns received the name.

Is Jeremy a boy or girl name?

Jeremy is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jeremy rising or falling?

Jeremy is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jeremy become more popular?

Jeremy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 955 boys named Jeremy in 2030, which would rank around #343. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jeremy?

Well-known people named Jeremy include Jeremy Allen White (actor), Jeremy Clarkson (journalist), Jeremy Renner (actor).

Names like Jeremy

Names that sound and feel close to Jeremy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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