Recorded 1971–2018 Boys' name Peak 1978 410 births

Jerremy — boys' name

410 babies named Jerremy in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1091980s1481990s962000s422010s15
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jerremy was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jerremy in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerremy

The Social Security Administration has registered 410 babies named Jerremy between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerremy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerremy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerremy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerremy 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 410 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.

Jerremy at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

410

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

1978

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jerremy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1978)
21
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 201820041999199319881983197819731971 10

Jerremy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
148 births that decade — 36% of Jerremy's all-time total
1970s1091980s1481990s962000s422010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerremy?
410 babies have been named Jerremy since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1978 with 21 births.
When was Jerremy most popular?
Jerremy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jerremy been used?
Jerremy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jerremy?
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, 1971–2018 (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.