Is Jeremy a boy or girl name?
Jeremy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,308 boys were named Jeremy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 447,588 US babies named Jeremy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #266
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jeremy since 1923
- 447,588
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 21,750 babies
Boys and girls named Jeremy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 231 | 10 | 4.1% |
| 1940s | 556 | 31 | 5.3% |
| 1950s | 998 | 35 | 3.4% |
| 1960s | 4,612 | 28 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 139,321 | 849 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 153,414 | 1,015 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 77,794 | 234 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 37,490 | 89 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 23,544 | 21 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 7,251 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,308 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,418 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,437 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,483 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,605 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,767 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,969 | #204 | 5 | #16,723 |
| 2017 | 2,047 | #193 | 5 | #16,994 |
| 2016 | 2,134 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,393 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,522 | #169 | 5 | #17,705 |
| 2013 | 2,528 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,836 | #138 | 6 | #15,810 |
| 2011 | 2,526 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,822 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,943 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3,256 | #129 | 7 | #14,506 |
| 2007 | 3,430 | #122 | 6 | #16,369 |
| 2006 | 3,446 | #124 | 7 | #14,226 |
| 2005 | 3,487 | #115 | 10 | #10,466 |
| 2004 | 3,866 | #111 | 19 | #6,339 |
| 2003 | 3,888 | #108 | 7 | #13,033 |
| 2002 | 4,166 | #95 | 6 | #14,383 |
| 2001 | 4,270 | #89 | 12 | #8,441 |
| 2000 | 4,738 | #84 | 15 | #6,959 |
| 1999 | 5,016 | #81 | 14 | #7,002 |
| 1998 | 5,541 | #68 | 18 | #5,680 |
| 1997 | 5,804 | #64 | 8 | #10,213 |
| 1996 | 6,412 | #56 | 18 | #5,384 |
| 1995 | 7,084 | #48 | 16 | #5,797 |
| 1994 | 8,227 | #47 | 28 | #3,829 |
| 1993 | 8,577 | #46 | 21 | #4,726 |
| 1992 | 9,042 | #47 | 30 | #3,618 |
| 1991 | 10,402 | #43 | 38 | #3,008 |
| 1990 | 11,689 | #40 | 43 | #2,711 |
| 1989 | 13,080 | #34 | 78 | #1,741 |
| 1988 | 13,170 | #35 | 91 | #1,499 |
| 1987 | 14,473 | #29 | 109 | #1,287 |
| 1986 | 16,268 | #28 | 120 | #1,182 |
| 1985 | 13,446 | #30 | 84 | #1,477 |
| 1984 | 13,252 | #31 | 87 | #1,365 |
| 1983 | 14,257 | #30 | 91 | #1,322 |
| 1982 | 16,465 | #28 | 107 | #1,234 |
| 1981 | 19,111 | #22 | 108 | #1,212 |
| 1980 | 19,892 | #18 | 140 | #1,026 |
| 1979 | 21,007 | #16 | 134 | #1,039 |
| 1978 | 19,510 | #18 | 123 | #1,074 |
| 1977 | 21,611 | #15 | 139 | #985 |
| 1976 | 20,128 | #14 | 126 | #1,001 |
| 1975 | 15,189 | #24 | 73 | #1,433 |
| 1974 | 13,296 | #24 | 92 | #1,205 |
| 1973 | 9,364 | #33 | 60 | #1,553 |
| 1972 | 7,399 | #42 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1971 | 7,499 | #45 | 44 | #1,945 |
| 1970 | 4,318 | #70 | 25 | #2,811 |
| 1969 | 2,083 | #147 | 11 | #4,549 |
| 1968 | 640 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 396 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 286 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 280 | #468 | 5 | #6,927 |
| 1964 | 213 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 201 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 171 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 185 | #582 | 7 | #5,526 |
| 1960 | 157 | #621 | 5 | #6,760 |
| 1959 | 120 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 108 | #717 | 5 | #6,480 |
| 1957 | 92 | #785 | 7 | #5,110 |
| 1956 | 98 | #742 | 5 | #6,353 |
| 1955 | 112 | #694 | 6 | #5,483 |
| 1954 | 108 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 101 | #708 | 7 | #4,784 |
| 1952 | 100 | #700 | 5 | #5,936 |
| 1951 | 87 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 72 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 79 | #776 | 5 | #5,592 |
| 1948 | 67 | #833 | 5 | #5,597 |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,019 | 6 | #4,984 |
| 1946 | 72 | #781 | 7 | #4,185 |
| 1945 | 66 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 52 | #884 | 8 | #3,525 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,286 | 5 | #4,511 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,237 | 5 | #4,521 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,809 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jeremy reached #14 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #985 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jeremy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.