Geremie
A Hebrew masculine name derived from Jeremiah, meaning "exalted by God".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Geremie. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Geremie today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Geremie births was 1990 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Geremie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Geremie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1990
5 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
1990 SSA rank
#8,578
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Geremie: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Geremie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Geremie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Geremie
The name Geremie is a variant spelling of the name Jeremy, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Yeremyah or Jeremiah. The name Jeremiah was derived from the Hebrew words "yarah" meaning "to throw" and "yah" meaning "Yahweh" or God. Thus, the name Jeremiah can be interpreted to mean "appointed by God" or "God will uplift."
This name has been in use since ancient times and is found in the Old Testament of the Bible, where it refers to the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah, who lived in the 7th century BC. Jeremiah was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible and is venerated in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
The earliest recorded use of the name Geremie can be traced back to medieval England, where it was a common variant spelling of Jeremy. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Geremie de Clairvaux, a 12th-century French abbot and scholar.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Geremie or its variants. These include:
1. Geremie Ayton (1628-1705), an English Puritan minister and author.
2. Geremie Basil (1561-1624), an English mathematician and astronomer.
3. Geremie de Montfaucon (1655-1741), a French Benedictine scholar and critic.
4. Geremie Horne (1729-1808), an English bishop and theologian.
5. Geremie Saunders (1589-1668), an English Puritan minister and author.
While the name Geremie has been less common than its more widely used variant Jeremy, it has maintained a presence throughout history, particularly in English-speaking regions influenced by the biblical and medieval traditions.
People
Geremie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Geremie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Geremie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geremie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Geremie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Geremie a common name?
We classify Geremie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Geremie most popular?
The single biggest year for Geremie was 1990, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Geremie is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Geremie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Geremie a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Geremie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Geremie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Geremie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Geremie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Geremie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.