Jeramy — #12581 US boys' name
4,519 babies named Jeramy in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
37% of everyone ever named Jeramy was born in this single decade.
235 babies were named Jeramy in 1976 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeramy
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,519 babies named Jeramy between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeramy currently holds the #12581 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 235 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeramy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,651 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jeramy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 448 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeramy in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeramy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,519 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Jeramy at a glance
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Current rank
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Jeramy popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (1976)
- 235
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #12581 among boys.
4,519 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 235 births in a single year.
Jeramy popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Jeramy as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jeramy accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jeramy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 1,651 births that decade — 37% of Jeramy's all-time total
Jeramy decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,651 births
- Runner-up 1,588 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Jeramy's strongest decade
1,651 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Jeramy by state
Where Jeramy concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 448 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 416 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 141 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Washington | | 125 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 119 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 110 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 105 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 101 | 2.2% |
448 of 4,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.9% of nationwide
- Texas 9.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.1% of nationwide
- Washington 2.8% of nationwide
- Indiana 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 31 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jeramy appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.