Jereme
A masculine name derived from the biblical name Jeremiah, meaning "exalted by the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 2,117 living Americans carry the first name Jereme. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jereme today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jereme births was 1980 (128 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jereme. 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
2.1K
~ 1 in 161,906 Americans
Peak year
1980
128 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2018 SSA rank
#11,397
Tracked since 1969
Census
Jereme in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,804 people with the first name Jereme, which placed it at #8,118 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
#8,118
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,804 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jereme
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jereme is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Black (15.1%) and Hispanic (7.7%). 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 Jereme 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 Jereme at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.2% · 1,267
- Black or African American15.1% · 273
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 139
- Two or more races4.4% · 80
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 15
Popularity
Jereme: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jereme from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 887 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
Jereme 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 Jereme during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeremes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. California, Texas, Michigan recorded the most babies named Jereme, while Utah, Minnesota, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jereme
The name Jereme is a variant spelling of the Biblical name Jeremy, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. The Hebrew name Yirməyāhū or Yərməyāh means "Yahweh has uplifted" or "exalted by Yahweh." It is derived from the Hebrew words yarum, meaning "to raise or exalt," and yah, a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of the God of Israel.
The name Jeremy first appears in the Old Testament of the Bible as the name of the prophet Jeremiah, who lived in the 7th century BC. Jeremiah was a prominent figure in ancient Hebrew history and is revered as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible is attributed to him and recounts his life and prophecies.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jereme dates back to the 13th century. Jereme of Montefiore, an Italian Franciscan friar and theologian, lived from around 1175 to 1238 AD. He is known for his work on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, a influential theological text of the time.
In the 14th century, Jereme Buckingham, an English cleric and academic, served as the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1343 to 1349. He played a significant role in the university's administration and governance during his tenure.
During the Renaissance period, Jereme Bassano was an Italian Renaissance painter and member of the renowned Bassano family of artists. He was active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, working primarily in Venice and the surrounding areas.
In the 17th century, Jereme Sambrooke, an English clergyman and academic, held the position of Master of Peterhouse, one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, from 1628 to 1642. He was involved in the university's administration and theological studies during a turbulent period in English history.
Another notable figure with the name Jereme is Jereme Lambermont, a Belgian politician and diplomat who lived from 1857 to 1936. He served as the Minister of State in Belgium and played a significant role in international relations and diplomacy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People
Jereme + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jereme 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
Jereme: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jereme?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,117 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jereme 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 161,906 US residents.
Is Jereme a common name?
We classify Jereme as "Rare". It ranks above 93.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,226 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jereme most popular?
The single biggest year for Jereme was 1980, when 128 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jereme is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jereme in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,804 people with the name Jereme, or 0.60 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,118 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 Jereme 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 Jereme?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jereme leans strongly male. 1,794 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 22 female bearers (1.2%). 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 Jereme?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jereme is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Black (15.1%) and Hispanic (7.7%). 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 Jereme most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jereme in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.2% (1,267 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 Jereme in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jereme a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jereme 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 Jereme still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jereme 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 Jereme 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 called Jereme?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.