Boys' name · since 1966
Jeramy
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 4,519 babies named Jeramy, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,519
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeramy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 4,519 have been recorded since 1966.
Jeramy has 4,519 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2024.
- #1,904 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,519 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeramy ranks #1,904 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,519 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,519
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeramy's 4,519 recorded births place it above 95.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jeramy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeramy's full recorded timeline at 1996, 16% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 84% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 235 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeramy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 235
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Jeramy popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Jeramy as girls' name)
Jeramy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,651 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jeramy's strongest decade.
1,651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jeramy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,588 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,651 births
- 1990s
1990s
693 births
- 2000s 350
2000s
350 births
- 2010s 170
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,651 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jeramy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jeramy's total volume
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.
Jeramy appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeramy's data
- Jeramy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,651 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeramys (448 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeramy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeramy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.