Name meaning & stats
Jeremi
Jeremi means “God will exalt” (Hebrew origin). 1,719 US babies since 1940, peak 1979. Notable Jeremis are 1.3× over-represented as painters.
What it means
“God will exalt”
HebrewSpelling of Jeremy
Jeremy around the world
- Джереми · Russian
- Джеремі · Ukrainian
- Τζέρεμι · Greek
- جيرمي · Arabic
- ג'רמי · Hebrew
- ジェレミー · Japanese
- 杰里米 · Chinese
- 제레미 · Korean
- Jérémie · French
- Jeremiás
Famous Jeremys
- Jeremy Renner · American actor (born 1971)
- Jeremy Bentham · British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)
- Jeremy Irons · British actor (born 1948)
- Jeremy Corbyn · British politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020
In US birth records
Peak year: 1979
1,719 US babies were named Jeremi between 1940 and 2025.
Jeremi around the world
- France: 1,300 babies since 1900, peak 1998
- England & Wales: 88 babies since 1996, peak 2013
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Jeremis end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
| Painter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are painters, Jeremis show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 279 Jeremys spell it Jeremi
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1979)