Jermey
Masculine name of French origin meaning "sacred traveller".
Name Census estimates that about 2,582 living Americans carry the first name Jermey. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jermey today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jermey births was 1986 (149 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jermey. 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.
People living today
2.6K
~ 1 in 132,748 Americans
Peak year
1986
149 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,524
Tracked since 1969
Census
Jermey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,747 people with the first name Jermey, which placed it at #5,991 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
#5,991
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,747 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jermey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jermey is White at 62.1%. The next largest groups are Black (20.9%) and Hispanic (9.8%). 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 Jermey 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 Jermey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.1% · 1,705
- Black or African American20.9% · 573
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 269
- Two or more races3.8% · 104
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 60
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 36
Popularity
Jermey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jermey 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 1,076 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
Jermey 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 Jermey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jermeys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Texas, California, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Jermey, while Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 40 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jermey
The name Jermey is a variant spelling of the English name Jeremy, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Yeremyahu. Yeremyahu means "appointed by Yahweh" or "Yahweh has uplifted" in Hebrew. The name Yeremyahu is derived from the roots yarah, meaning "to cast" or "to found," and mal'ak, meaning "a messenger of God."
The name Jeremy first appeared in English during the Protestant Reformation as a translation of the Old Testament Hebrew name Yeremyahu, which belonged to the biblical prophet Jeremiah. The biblical Book of Jeremiah recounts the life and teachings of the prophet, who lived in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeremy can be found in the English Puritan settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. Jeremy Dummer, an English-born colonial leader, was born in 1681 and served as the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1716 to 1725.
In the 18th century, Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher and social reformer, was born in 1748. He is best known for his influential work on utilitarianism and his advocacy for various legal and social reforms, including the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a humane system of prisons.
Another notable figure named Jeremy was Jeremy Collier, an English theatre critic and non-juror born in 1650. He was a prominent defender of the Church of England and an opponent of the immorality he perceived in contemporary English drama.
In the 19th century, Jeremy Bentham's influence on utilitarianism continued with the work of John Stuart Mill, who was born in 1806. Mill was a philosopher, political economist, and advocate of women's rights, and he played a significant role in shaping modern liberal thought.
Fast forward to the 20th century, Jeremy Brett, a British actor born in 1933, gained fame for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994. His portrayal is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and faithful interpretations of the legendary detective.
People
Jermey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jermey 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
Jermey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jermey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,582 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jermey 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 132,748 US residents.
Is Jermey a common name?
We classify Jermey as "Rare". It ranks above 94.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,697 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jermey most popular?
The single biggest year for Jermey was 1986, when 149 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jermey 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 Jermey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,747 people with the name Jermey, or 0.91 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,991 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 Jermey 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 Jermey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jermey appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,748 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Jermey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jermey is White at 62.1%. The next largest groups are Black (20.9%) and Hispanic (9.8%). 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 Jermey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jermey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.1% (1,705 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 Jermey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jermey a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jermey 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 Jermey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jermey 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 Jermey 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 people are named Jermey?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.