Boys' name · peaked in 1977
Jeremy name popularity since 1925
448,730 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jeremy. Half of them were born in 1984 or earlier, so the typical Jeremy is about 42 years old in 2026. Jeremy peaked in 1977 as the #15 name for boys, and it ranked #292 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 448,730
- Named Jeremy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #292
- for boys in 2025 (1,152 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 2,312 girls · 446,418 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Jeremy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jeremy births per year, 1925–2025
1977 was the biggest year for Jeremy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Jeremy became 26× more common, from 1 in 6,240 baby boys to 1 in 236.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 113 to 1 in 194.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jeremy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jeremy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jeremy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 58 | – |
| 1930s | 10 | 231 | #1,237 |
| 1940s | 31 | 556 | #757 |
| 1950s | 35 | 998 | #694 |
| 1960s | 28 | 4,610 | #467 |
| 1970s | 849 | 139,307 | #24 |
| 1980s | 1,015 | 153,413 | #30 |
| 1990s | 234 | 77,794 | #48 |
| 2000s | 89 | 37,491 | #115 |
| 2010s | 21 | 23,550 | #175 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 8,410 | #292 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.7% of babies named Jeremy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Jeremy is most popular
The index compares Jeremy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jeremy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.75× | 1,172 |
| Wyoming | 1.55× | 944 |
| Utah | 1.46× | 5,617 |
| Vermont | 1.45× | 1,087 |
| Idaho | 1.42× | 2,537 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jeremy and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy (this page) | 446,418 | 1977 |
| Jeromy | 4,798 | 1976 |
| Jeramy | 4,519 | 1976 |
| Jeremie | 4,301 | 1976 |
| Jeremey | 3,423 | 1979 |
| Jeremi | 1,675 | 1979 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jeremy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jeremy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jeremy (1977).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data