Given name
Jeremey
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jeremey is a variant of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeremey is a variant of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jeremey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,423
- 3,423 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 177 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −71%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,884 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.
Jeremey’s family of names
Jeremey has a related form in Jeremy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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