Boys' name · since 1923
Jeremy
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 446,425 babies named Jeremy, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #73 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 446,425
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeremy currently ranks #292 among boys' names in America, with 446,425 babies recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeremy has been recorded 446,425 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #292 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #73 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #292 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 446,425 born since 1923
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeremy ranks #73 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 446,425 born since 1923, peaking in the 1980s.
- #73 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 446,425
- born since 1923
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeremy's 446,425 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeremy compares
446,425 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Jeremy's all-time total is 1,210x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeremy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 446,425 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21,610 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeremy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeremy splits its recorded history at 1975: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 21,610 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeremy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 21,610
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Jeremy popularity over time - girls
2,312 total births recorded since 1935 (Jeremy as girls' name)
Jeremy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (153,413 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Jeremy's strongest decade.
153,413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jeremy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 65
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 231
1930s
231 births
- 1940s 556
1940s
556 births
- 1950s 998
1950s
998 births
- 1960s 4,610
1960s
4,610 births
- 1970s
1970s
139,307 births
- 1980s
1980s
153,413 births
- 1990s
1990s
77,794 births
- 2000s 37,491
2000s
37,491 births
- 2010s 23,550
2010s
23,550 births
- 2020s 8,410
2020s
8,410 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 153,413 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jeremy 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 Jeremy's total volume
Jeremy by state
Where Jeremy concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42,601 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33,757 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 24,583 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 21,972 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20,201 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 17,397 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 16,856 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 16,814 | 3.8% |
42,601 of 446,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jeremy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeremy's data
- Jeremy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (153,413 total births); usage has since declined to 8,410 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeremys (42,601 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 Jeremy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Jeremy 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.