Recorded 1969–2018 Boys' name Peak 1980 2,226 births

Jereme — boys' name

2,226 babies named Jereme in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

2,226 boys have been named Jereme since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

2,226
total births
1969–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jereme was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

128 babies were named Jereme in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jereme

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,226 babies named Jereme between 1969 and 2018, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jereme currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jereme performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 887 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jereme shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 219 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Jereme in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jereme 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 2,226 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.

Jereme at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

2,226

Since 1969

50 years of records

Peak year

1980

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1969

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jereme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1969

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
128
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Jereme by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
887 births that decade — 40% of Jereme's all-time total
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Jereme by state

Where Jereme concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jereme
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
219 9.8%
#2 Texas
127 5.7%
#3 Michigan
52 2.3%
#4 Illinois
43 1.9%
#5 Florida
42 1.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
42 1.9%
#7 Ohio
35 1.6%
#8 Tennessee
27 1.2%
California share of Jereme's total US births 9.8%
Even split

219 of 2,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Jereme appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jereme?
2,226 babies have been named Jereme since 1969. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 128 births.
When was Jereme most popular?
Jereme was most popular in the 1980s decade with 887 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jereme most popular?
The top states for the name Jereme are California (219 births), Texas (127 births), Michigan (52 births).
How long has the name Jereme been used?
Jereme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 50 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jereme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1969–2018 (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.