US rank #6532 Boys' name Peak 1979 1,660 births

Jeremi — #6532 US boys' name

1,660 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.

1960s51970s3291980s4201990s2902000s2942010s2422020s80
#6532
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jeremi was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

59 babies were named Jeremi in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeremi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,660 babies named Jeremi between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeremi currently holds the #6532 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeremi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 420 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jeremi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeremi in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeremi 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 1,660 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.

Jeremi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,660

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

1979

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#6,532

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jeremi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
59
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751969 5

Jeremi popularity over time — girls

44 total births recorded since 1974 (Jeremi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 44 births
45678910 1987198119801978197719761974 5

Jeremi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
420 births that decade — 25% of Jeremi's all-time total
1960s51970s3291980s4201990s2902000s2942010s2422020s80

Jeremi by state

Where Jeremi concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeremi
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%
California share of Jeremi's total US births 4.6%
Even split

77 of 1,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jeremi appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeremi?
1,660 babies have been named Jeremi since 1969. It currently ranks #6532 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 59 births.
When was Jeremi most popular?
Jeremi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 420 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jeremi most popular?
The top states for the name Jeremi are California (77 births), Texas (68 births), New York (20 births).
How long has the name Jeremi been used?
Jeremi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jeremi?
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, 1969–2024 (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.