Jeremi
Jeremi was the 5982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1183rd with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,762 places. More babies were named Jeremi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jeremy) God exalts · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #5,982 boys, up 1,254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197959 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,719babies recorded
What does the name Jeremi mean?
Jeremi is a spelling of Jeremy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jeremy's meaning and origin.
Jeremy is the older English form of Jeremiah, the biblical prophet; the Wycliffite Bible of 1395 used Jeremy. DMNES and Wikipedia derive the Hebrew Yirmeyahu from a verb meaning 'to exalt, to be high' and the divine name, so 'God exalts'. DMNES notes that Jeremy was sometimes used for the Irish name Diarmaid and confused with Jerome. Wiktionary describes it as the English form of Jeremiah.
יִרְמְיָהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Yirmeyahu”)רוּם (Hebrew, “to be high, exalt”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'God exalts' is the usual reading of Yirmeyahu.
Related names: Jeremiah, Jerry, Jem, Jérémie.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jeremy', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jeremy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jeremy (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Jeremi popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 44 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,982 | 15 |
| 2020 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,945 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,473 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,993 | 38 |
| 1980 | #1,320 | 51 |
| 1970 | #3,392 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeremi, counting every spelling?
Jeremi is a spelling of Jeremy, a name family that ranked #295 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,982 for Jeremi on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,193 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy | 1,152 | #292 | 6,803 |
| Jeremih | 15 | #5,983 | 138 |
| Jeremie | 11 | #7,391 | 94 |
| Jeremi | 15 | #5,982 | 84 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jeremi?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeremi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeremi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeremi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeremi?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jeremi are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 18 and 44. That makes Jeremi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeremi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeremi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeremi
What does Jeremi mean?
Jeremi is a spelling of Jeremy, which means “God exalts” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jeremi?
Jeremi was the 5982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1183rd with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,762 places. More babies were named Jeremi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jeremi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jeremi in the US.