Jere vs Jeremy

Side-by-side comparison of Jere and Jeremy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jere

Boy name

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jere Jeremy
Current Rank Unranked #266
Total Births (all years) 4,278 445,276
Peak Year 1941 1977
Peak Year Births 137 21,611
Peak Decade 1940ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Jere Jeremy
1880ss 5 —
1890ss 7 —
1910ss 91 —
1920ss 279 65
1930ss 858 231
1940ss 1,018 556
1950ss 887 998
1960ss 562 4,612
1970ss 234 139,321
1980ss 160 153,414
1990ss 88 77,794
2000ss 61 37,490
2010ss 18 23,544
2020ss 10 7,251

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jere Jeremy
2014 — 2,522
2015 — 2,393
2016 6 2,134
2017 — 2,047
2018 — 1,969
2019 — 1,767
2020 5 1,605
2021 — 1,483
2022 5 1,437
2023 — 1,418
2024 — 1,308

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2022.

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