Given name
Jeremi
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jeremi is a variant of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeremi 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
Jeremi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,719
- 1,675 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,982 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,982 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,498 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.
Jeremi’s family of names
Jeremi has a related form in Jeremy. In Polish usage, Jeremi has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Иеремий. In Polish usage, Jeremi has a conventional equivalent in the Belarusian form Ярэма.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jeremi
- Jeremi WiśniowieckiPolish-Lithuanian politician (1612-1651)
- Jeremi PrzyboraPolish actor, singer and writer1915–2004
- Jeremi KubickiPolish painter (1911-1938)
- Jeremi WasiutyńskiPolish astronomer and philosopher (1907–2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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