Given name
Jerem
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jerem is a variant of Jerram. In Hebrew use, Jerram carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerem is a variant of Jerram. In Hebrew use, Jerram carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerem connects to the Jeremiah name family through Jerram. An origin associated with Jeremiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jerem connects to the Jeremiah name family through Jerram. The history of Jeremiah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Jeremiah is the name of the Hebrew prophet of the 7th-6th centuries BC.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jerem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 134 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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