Jeremy
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · #292 for boys in 2025, 1,152 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1976 · 20,126 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 446,425since 1923
Jeremy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #292 | 1,152 | |
| 2024 | — | #266 | 1,310 | |
| 2023 | — | #245 | 1,419 | |
| 2022 | — | #246 | 1,437 | |
| 2021 | — | #239 | 1,485 | |
| 2020 | — | #232 | 1,607 | |
| 2019 | — | #216 | 1,767 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #204 | 1,971 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #193 | 2,047 |
| 2016 | — | #185 | 2,135 | |
| 2015 | — | #175 | 2,393 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #169 | 2,522 |
| 2013 | — | #160 | 2,528 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #138 | 2,837 |
| 2011 | — | #152 | 2,527 | |
| 2010 | — | #142 | 2,823 | |
| 2009 | — | #140 | 2,943 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #129 | 3,256 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #122 | 3,431 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #124 | 3,446 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #115 | 3,487 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #111 | 3,866 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #108 | 3,888 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #95 | 4,166 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #89 | 4,270 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #84 | 4,738 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #81 | 5,016 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #68 | 5,541 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #64 | 5,803 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #56 | 6,412 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #48 | 7,084 |
| 1994 | #3,790 | 28 | #47 | 8,227 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #46 | 8,577 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #47 | 9,042 |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | #43 | 10,403 |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 43 | #40 | 11,689 |
| 1989 | #1,733 | 78 | #34 | 13,081 |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #35 | 13,169 |
| 1987 | #1,280 | 109 | #29 | 14,474 |
| 1986 | #1,177 | 120 | #28 | 16,269 |
| 1985 | #1,473 | 84 | #30 | 13,445 |
| 1984 | #1,362 | 87 | #31 | 13,250 |
| 1983 | #1,319 | 91 | #30 | 14,254 |
| 1982 | #1,230 | 107 | #28 | 16,466 |
| 1981 | #1,209 | 108 | #22 | 19,113 |
| 1980 | #1,026 | 140 | #18 | 19,892 |
| 1979 | #1,036 | 134 | #16 | 21,005 |
| 1978 | #1,072 | 123 | #18 | 19,509 |
| 1977 | #983 | 139 | #15 | 21,610 |
| 1976 | #999 | 126 | #14 | 20,126 |
| 1975 | #1,430 | 73 | #24 | 15,185 |
| 1974 | #1,204 | 92 | #24 | 13,295 |
| 1973 | #1,548 | 60 | #33 | 9,363 |
| 1972 | #2,276 | 33 | #42 | 7,398 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 | #45 | 7,498 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #70 | 4,318 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #147 | 2,082 |
| 1968 | — | #296 | 640 | |
| 1967 | — | #375 | 397 | |
| 1966 | — | #455 | 286 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #467 | 280 |
| 1964 | — | #539 | 212 | |
| 1963 | — | #557 | 201 | |
| 1962 | — | #595 | 170 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #582 | 185 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #621 | 157 |
| 1959 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #716 | 108 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #783 | 92 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #741 | 98 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #693 | 112 |
| 1954 | — | #694 | 108 | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #707 | 101 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #699 | 100 |
| 1951 | — | #745 | 87 | |
| 1950 | — | #800 | 72 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #774 | 79 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #832 | 67 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,014 | 50 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #781 | 72 |
| 1945 | — | #753 | 66 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #878 | 52 |
| 1943 | — | #1,037 | 42 | |
| 1942 | — | #910 | 53 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,066 | 37 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,050 | 38 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,085 | 35 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,247 | 28 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,271 | 27 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,003 | 14 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,821 | 17 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
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| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Jeremy! It came in at #3,467, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1924, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jeremy is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#40 · 1 in 194
- Louisiana#40 · 1 in 207
- South Carolina#42 · 1 in 205
- Illinois#44 · 1 in 220
- Alabama#45 · 1 in 204
Best ever in a state: #3 in Idaho, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #40 | 129 | 1 in 207 |
| Mississippi | #40 | 78 | 1 in 194 |
| South Carolina | #42 | 96 | 1 in 205 |
| Illinois | #44 | 368 | 1 in 220 |
| Alabama | #45 | 123 | 1 in 204 |
| Georgia | #46 | 204 | 1 in 238 |
| Florida | #49 | 332 | 1 in 256 |
| New Mexico | #51 | 54 | 1 in 200 |
| District of Columbia | #53 | 24 | 1 in 208 |
| Massachusetts | #53 | 176 | 1 in 211 |
| Connecticut | #54 | 85 | 1 in 226 |
| Pennsylvania | #54 | 305 | 1 in 224 |
| Rhode Island | #54 | 27 | 1 in 205 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 47 | 1 in 195 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 27 | 1 in 211 |
| New Jersey | #55 | 183 | 1 in 266 |
| North Carolina | #55 | 182 | 1 in 252 |
| Vermont | #55 | 14 | 1 in 182 |
| New Hampshire | #56 | 28 | 1 in 221 |
| New York | #56 | 425 | 1 in 279 |
| Maryland | #57 | 114 | 1 in 252 |
| Tennessee | #57 | 132 | 1 in 261 |
| Delaware | #58 | 18 | 1 in 213 |
| Michigan | #59 | 227 | 1 in 262 |
| Virginia | #59 | 153 | 1 in 255 |
| Arizona | #63 | 119 | 1 in 282 |
| Idaho | #63 | 32 | 1 in 229 |
| Indiana | #64 | 148 | 1 in 254 |
| Colorado | #66 | 97 | 1 in 256 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 88 | 1 in 263 |
| Washington | #67 | 132 | 1 in 255 |
| Ohio | #68 | 251 | 1 in 280 |
| Oregon | #68 | 75 | 1 in 262 |
| Alaska | #69 | 15 | 1 in 237 |
| Texas | #69 | 510 | 1 in 306 |
| Oklahoma | #70 | 72 | 1 in 265 |
| Arkansas | #74 | 47 | 1 in 309 |
| Utah | #77 | 68 | 1 in 279 |
| Wyoming | #78 | 9 | 1 in 224 |
| Iowa | #80 | 60 | 1 in 277 |
| Wisconsin | #81 | 97 | 1 in 302 |
| Missouri | #82 | 115 | 1 in 300 |
| Maine | #83 | 19 | 1 in 303 |
| California | #84 | 696 | 1 in 364 |
| Minnesota | #86 | 87 | 1 in 327 |
| Nevada | #90 | 30 | 1 in 347 |
| South Dakota | #90 | 14 | 1 in 298 |
| Montana | #95 | 13 | 1 in 313 |
| Kansas | #96 | 42 | 1 in 358 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 9 | 1 in 421 |
| Nebraska | #122 | 16 | 1 in 613 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jeremy
- 26 spots since 2024 (#266 → #292)
- 60 spots since 2020 (#232 → #292)
- 117 spots since 2015 (#175 → #292)
- Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1948 (#1,014 → #832)
- Biggest drop: 233 spots in 1947 (#781 → #1,014)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1976 at #14 (20,126 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1970–2002
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1948–2025
- Highest: 1 in 76 boys born in 1977 were named Jeremy (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,483 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1976, was only 1 in 78 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 34.4% of all boys named Jeremy (153,413) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 65 | #2,193 (1927) | #2,633 |
| 1930s | 231 | #1,085 (1939) | #1,512 |
| 1940s | 556 | #753 (1945) | #910 |
| 1950s | 998 | #693 (1955) | #728 |
| 1960s | 4,610 | #147 (1969) | #463 |
| 1970s | 139,307 | #14 (1976) | #30 |
| 1980s | 153,413 | #18 (1980) | #29 |
| 1990s | 77,794 | #40 (1990) | #54 |
| 2000s | 37,491 | #84 (2000) | #112 |
| 2010s | 23,550 | #138 (2012) | #173 |
| 2020s | 8,410 | #232 (2020) | #253 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jeremy in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 97,389 of them was named Jeremy, which outranked 66.8% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,065Ysabella19
- #5,065Zoria19
- #5,065Zuleima19
- #5,280Jeremy18
- #5,280Adaline18
- #5,280Ahlam18
- #5,280Ahuva18
- #5,531Abbagail17
- #5,531Adaeze17
- #5,531Aerin17
Tied with 250 names at #5,280; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 295 of them was named Jeremy, which outranked 99.5% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.