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What does Jeremy mean?
Jeremy 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced JARE-a-mee. Variant of Jeremiah, in use since the Middle Ages. Modern use may have been inspired by a character named Jeremy on the 1960s TV series "Here Come the Brides". Actor Jeremy Irons; football player Jeremy Shockey.
STARTS WITH Je-
ASSOCIATED WITH modern
Variations
VARIANTS Jem, Jemmie, Jemmy, Jeramee, Jeramey, Jeramie, Jeramy, Jere, Jereme, Jeremie, Jeromy▼, Jerry▼
SEE ALSO Zachary
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JEREMIAH Geremia, Jeremia, Jeremias▲, Jeremija, Jeremiya, Jermyn, Yeremia, Yeremiya
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jeremy Hendrix (J.H.), ..
How popular is Jeremy?
Jeremy is a very popular first name for males (#76 out of 1220, Top 6%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#57849 out of 150436, Top 38%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jeremy was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #26 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is currently at #204. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Jeremy (#204 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 are Jeremiah (#65), Zachary (#109), Jerry (#601), Jeremias (#887), Jeramie, Jeramy, Jere, Jereme, Jeremie and Jeromy. These forms of Jeremy were favored as birth names 25 years ago (ADOPTION OF 1.94%) and have become significantly less popular since (ADOPTION 0.65%, ▼66.4%), with versions like Zachary going out of style. Jeremiah has been the most recognizable form, although Jeremias appears to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Jeremy▼ is alike in pronunciation to Geremia, Jeremia, Jeremiya and Jeromo. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Jaren▼, Jefery, Jeran, Jereck, Jered, Jerek, Jerel, Jerell, Jeren, Jereth, Jerett, Jermyn, Jeroen, Jerome▼, Jeron, Jerone, Jerren, Jerrey (see Jerry), Jerrin, Jerrome, Jerron, Jervey, Jerzy, Joram, Joren, Jorey, Jorim and Kerem. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jeremy.
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