Jerediah vs Jeremy

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

Name A

Jerediah

Boy name

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jerediah Jeremy
Current Rank Unranked #266
Total Births (all years) 27 446,425
Peak Year 1979 1977
Peak Year Births 8 21,610
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Jerediah Jeremy
1920ss — 65
1930ss — 231
1940ss — 556
1950ss — 998
1960ss — 4,610
1970ss 8 139,307
1980ss 8 153,413
1990ss — 77,794
2000ss — 37,491
2010ss 6 23,550
2020ss 5 8,410

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jerediah Jeremy
2014 — 2,522
2015 6 2,393
2016 — 2,135
2017 — 2,047
2018 — 1,971
2019 — 1,767
2020 5 1,607
2021 — 1,485
2022 — 1,437
2023 — 1,419
2024 — 1,310
2025 — 1,152

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, 1979–2020.

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