Jeremie
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "exalted of the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 4,160 living Americans carry the first name Jeremie. It is a predominantly male name (98.4% of registrations). The average person named Jeremie today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeremie births was 1976 (244 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeremie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jeremie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Jeremie is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 70 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
4.2K
~ 1 in 82,393 Americans
Peak year
1976
244 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,998
Tracked since 1969
Census
Jeremie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,734 people with the first name Jeremie, which placed it at #4,825 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,825
National first-name rank
People counted
3.7K
3,734 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeremie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremie is White at 58.9%. The next largest groups are Black (21.6%) and Hispanic (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeremie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeremie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.9% · 2,201
- Black or African American21.6% · 805
- Hispanic or Latino10.8% · 402
- Two or more races4.0% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 144
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 31
Gender
Gender distribution for Jeremie
Jeremie leans heavily male at 98.4% of total registrations, but 70 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jeremie as a male name
- Ranked #5,998 in 2024
- 15 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1976 (234 births)
Jeremie as a female name
- Ranked #11,668 in 1986
- 5 female births in 1986
- Peak: 1976 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeremie leans strongly male. 3,597 people counted with this name were male (96.3%), compared with 140 female bearers (3.7%).
Popularity
Jeremie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeremie from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 1,488 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeremie 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 Jeremie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeremies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 35 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Jeremie, while West Virginia, South Carolina, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 61 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeremie
The name Jeremie is derived from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu, meaning "appointed by God". It originates from the biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lived in the 7th century BC and authored the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations in the Old Testament.
The name Jeremiah first appeared in the Hebrew Bible, where he was a prominent prophet in the Kingdom of Judah during the Babylonian conquest. The name gained popularity among Jews and later spread to other cultures through the influence of Christianity and the Bible.
In the Middle Ages, the name Jeremie became more widespread in Europe, particularly in France and other French-speaking regions. It was often spelled as "Jérémie" or "Jerémie" in French.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeremie is found in the 12th-century French epic poem "The Song of Roland". The poem mentions a character named "Jeremie", who was a Christian knight fighting in the Battle of Roncesvalles.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Jeremie. One of the most famous was Jeremie Bentham (1748-1832), an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He was a prominent figure in the utilitarianism movement and is known for his advocacy of individual freedoms and democratic reforms.
Another prominent figure was Jeremie de Anjou (1137-1201), a French nobleman and military leader during the Third Crusade. He fought alongside Richard the Lionheart and played a significant role in the capture of Cyprus and the siege of Acre.
In the 17th century, Jeremie Lamotte (1624-1675) was a French explorer and colonist who established the first French settlement on the island of Hispaniola, which is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Jeremie Dekker (1609-1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and genre scenes depicting everyday life in the Netherlands.
Jeremie Iginla (born 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for over 20 seasons and is considered one of the greatest players in the league's history.
People
Jeremie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeremie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeremie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeremie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,160 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeremie 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 82,393 US residents.
Is Jeremie a common name?
We classify Jeremie as "Rare". It ranks above 96.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,359 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeremie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeremie was 1976, when 244 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeremie is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeremie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,734 people with the name Jeremie, or 1.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,825 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeremie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeremie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeremie leans strongly male. 3,597 people counted with this name were male (96.3%), compared with 140 female bearers (3.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeremie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeremie is White at 58.9%. The next largest groups are Black (21.6%) and Hispanic (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeremie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeremie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.9% (2,201 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Jeremie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeremie a male name?
Yes, 98.4% of people registered as Jeremie 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 Jeremie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeremie 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 Jeremie 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.
How many Americans are named Jeremie?
Want to know how many people share the name Jeremie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.