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 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#58 · 1 in 262
- Rhode Island#60 · 1 in 194
- New York#63 · 1 in 293
- Delaware#67 · 1 in 216
- Maryland#77 · 1 in 324
Best ever in a state: #3 in Idaho, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #58 | 57 | 1 in 262 |
| Rhode Island | #60 | 26 | 1 in 194 |
| New York | #63 | 375 | 1 in 293 |
| Delaware | #67 | 19 | 1 in 216 |
| Maryland | #77 | 88 | 1 in 324 |
| New Jersey | #77 | 137 | 1 in 347 |
| Massachusetts | #88 | 91 | 1 in 374 |
| Pennsylvania | #88 | 158 | 1 in 401 |
| Connecticut | #90 | 46 | 1 in 378 |
| Alabama | #91 | 62 | 1 in 379 |
| Florida | #94 | 233 | 1 in 410 |
| Virginia | #97 | 92 | 1 in 464 |
| Georgia | #100 | 129 | 1 in 452 |
| Louisiana | #102 | 58 | 1 in 439 |
| North Carolina | #105 | 107 | 1 in 476 |
| Ohio | #105 | 153 | 1 in 436 |
| Illinois | #107 | 165 | 1 in 475 |
| Indiana | #109 | 88 | 1 in 440 |
| New Mexico | #113 | 27 | 1 in 403 |
| South Carolina | #113 | 46 | 1 in 455 |
| Nevada | #117 | 33 | 1 in 419 |
| California | #118 | 516 | 1 in 489 |
| Wyoming | #119 | 6 | 1 in 303 |
| Montana | #123 | 10 | 1 in 404 |
| Tennessee | #123 | 73 | 1 in 492 |
| Kentucky | #125 | 43 | 1 in 510 |
| Alaska | #129 | 8 | 1 in 410 |
| Michigan | #129 | 95 | 1 in 591 |
| Missouri | #129 | 59 | 1 in 575 |
| Oklahoma | #129 | 45 | 1 in 459 |
| Texas | #130 | 338 | 1 in 530 |
| Arizona | #131 | 86 | 1 in 481 |
| New Hampshire | #131 | 10 | 1 in 564 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 16 | 1 in 557 |
| Maine | #138 | 9 | 1 in 623 |
| District of Columbia | #140 | 9 | 1 in 514 |
| Wisconsin | #141 | 48 | 1 in 613 |
| Arkansas | #142 | 29 | 1 in 519 |
| Washington | #143 | 58 | 1 in 595 |
| South Dakota | #144 | 8 | 1 in 529 |
| Colorado | #152 | 49 | 1 in 605 |
| Utah | #157 | 37 | 1 in 595 |
| Minnesota | #165 | 39 | 1 in 767 |
| Kansas | #179 | 24 | 1 in 691 |
| Hawaii | #199 | 7 | 1 in 717 |
| Oregon | #200 | 22 | 1 in 879 |
| Nebraska | #248 | 9 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Idaho | #265 | 7 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Iowa | #288 | 10 | 1 in 1,618 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 96,645 of them was named Jeremy, which outranked 67.0% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,969Zeniah20
- #5,969Zina20
- #5,969Zyria20
- #6,216Jeremy19
- #6,216Aaliyha19
- #6,216Aaryn19
- #6,216Abeer19
- #6,489Aamiyah18
- #6,489Aariana18
- #6,489Abygale18
Tied with 272 names at #6,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 513 of them was named Jeremy, which outranked 99.2% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.