Jeremy (given name)

Jeremy is a male given name. It is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name Jeremiah in anglicized form. "Jeremy" means “Yahweh will exalt” (from Hebrew “rum/רוּם” = to exalt + “yah/יָה” = referring to God in ancient biblical terms).

Jeremy
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛrɪmi/
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew (origin)
Other names
Variant form(s)Jer; Jem.
Related namesJérémie, Jérémy, Jeremiah, Jerry, Jay

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Fictional characters with the name

Popularity

The name Jeremy became popular in the United States in the 1960s going into the 1970s, rising abruptly from being the 296th-ranked most popular male name in 1968 to being the 14th-ranked most popular in 1976. Previously, it had been much more common in England and Wales (less so in the rest of the UK), though up to the Second World War it was often given only as a middle name even when parents intended their children to be known by it (this was the case with Jeremy Brett, Jeremy Clyde, Jeremy Thorpe, Jeremy Lloyd and several others) so did not officially rank in the Top 100 in 1934 or 1944. By 1954 it was 70th in popularity in England and Wales, and had risen to 47th in 1964, but had fallen to 62nd by 1974 and was out of the Top 100 by 1984.[1]

Popularity of "Jeremy" from 1960–2006
YearRank
2006123
2004111
200084
199656
199247
198835
198430
198018
197614
197242
1968296
1964538
1960619
Source: Social Security Administration.
See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

See also

References
  1. Top 100 Baby Names - 1904 to 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)
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