Boys' name · since 1969
Jeremi
1,675 babies named Jeremi in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeremi is the #5941 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,675 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Jeremi recorded 1,675 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #5941 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,690 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,675 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeremi ranks #3,690 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,675 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeremi's 1,675 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeremi compares
1,675 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeremi's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeremi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,675 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeremi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeremi's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeremi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jeremi popularity over time - girls
44 total births recorded since 1974 (Jeremi as girls' name)
Jeremi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (420 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Jeremi's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jeremi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
329 births
- 1980s
1980s
420 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 420 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jeremi 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 Jeremi's total volume
Jeremi by state
Where Jeremi concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
77 of 1,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jeremi appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeremi's data
- Jeremi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (420 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeremis (77 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 Jeremi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jeremi 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.