Fun Facts About the Name Yeremy
- 105 babies named Yeremy: U.S. records list 105 babies given the name Yeremy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yeremy Mean?
Yeremy is a variant spelling of Jeremy, an English form of Jeremiah, from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ). The customary English meaning is "the Lord exalts" or "Yahweh will uplift." The Hebrew name is theophoric: it joins a form of the divine name Yahweh, written -yahu at the end, with a verb from the root rum, "to be high" or "to be exalted." More literally, the elements suggest "Yahweh has exalted" or "Yahweh will exalt." Jeremy reaches English through French Jérémie, from Latin Jeremias, from Greek Ieremias (Ἰερεμίας). The spelling Yeremy varies the usual English J to Y; that initial Y can reflect the Hebrew yod or a Spanish-language pronunciation of the English name.
Yeremy Name History & Origins
The name ultimately goes back to the prophet Jeremiah, a major figure in the Hebrew Bible. His Hebrew name was Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ). Greek-speaking Jews rendered it as Ieremias (Ἰερεμίας), and Latin Christians as Jeremias. From the Latin came French Jérémie; English has both Jeremy, by way of French, and Jeremiah, directly from Latin. In medieval England, Jeremy was used as a vernacular form of the prophet's name; it was borne by the 17th-century theologian Jeremy Taylor.
Yeremy is a variant spelling of Jeremy. The initial Y appears in place of the usual English J. This spelling can reflect the Hebrew yod or a Spanish-influenced pronunciation, in which the English j sound may be rendered with a y sound. The similar Slavic form Russian Yeremey (Еремей) is another descendant of Jeremiah, but Yeremy itself is generally treated as a variant of Jeremy.
How Popular is the Name Yeremy?
Yeremy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #7,559 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,228 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,824 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #12,188 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,947 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,559 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,037 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #9,622 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #12,046 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,600 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #9,572 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #14,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #8,963 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #10,633 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yeremy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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