Jeremy

English form of Jeremiah
"appointed by God"

Jeremy Origin and Meaning

The name Jeremy is a boy's name of English origin meaning "appointed by God".

This one-time trendy form of Jeremiah hovered just outside the Top 25 throughout the 1970s and 80s.

Scout's brother Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird was christened Jeremy Atticus Finch, Jem being a very appealing nickname. Jeremy Piven and Jeremy Renner are two current bearers.

# 245 in the US

Jeremy Rank in US Top 1000

# 689 on Nameberry

Jeremy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jeremy Popularity

Famous People Named Jeremy

  • Jeremy Bernard Corbyn
    British Leader of the Opposition
  • Jeremy Lee Renner
    American actor
  • Jeremy Samuel Piven
    American actor
  • Jeremy John Irons
    English actor
  • Jeremy Philip Northam
    English actor
  • Jeremy Michael London
    American actor; twin brother Jason Paul London
  • Jeremy Brett (born Peter Jeremy William Huggins)
    English actor
  • Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson
    English television presenter
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld
    American drummer of band Blue October
  • (John) Jeremy Thorpe
    English politician
  • Jeremy Allen Mayfield
    American NASCAR driver
  • Jeremy Charles Shockey
    American football player
  • Jeremy Shu
    How Lin, American basketball player
  • Jeremy Miles "Jinxx" Ferguson
    American musician
  • Jeremy Irvine (born Jeremy William Fredric Smith)
    English actor
  • Jeremy Kent Jackson
    American actor
  • Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter
    American actor
  • Jeremy David Affeldt
    American baseball pitcher
  • Jeremy Soule
    American composer
  • Jeremy Bentham
    English philosopher
  • Jeremy Thomas Camp
    American Christian singer,songwriter
  • Jeremy Michael Jordan
    American actor
  • Jérémy Stravius
    French swimmer
  • Jeremy Joseph Vuolo
    American former soccer player and husband of Jinger Duggar
  • Jeremy Allen White
    American actor
  • Jeremy Warner
    American actor in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
  • Jeremy Vine
    English radio presenter
  • Jeremy Kyle
    reality tv host
  • Jeremy Shada
    American actor and voice actor

Jeremy in Pop Culture

  • Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch
    in Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
  • Jeremy Gilbert
    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
  • Jeremy Potts
    from "Chitty,Chitty,Bang,Bang"
  • Jeremy (Jeremiah) Johnson
    character on the Disney cartoon "Phineas and Ferb"
  • Jeremy Duncan
    teenaged central character from the comic "Zits"
  • Jeremy Fink
    main character in Wendy Mass's "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life"
  • Jeremy "Jez" Usborne
    character on British TV series "Peep Show"
  • "Jeremy
    " song by Pearl Jam
  • Jeremy/Jeremie Belpois
    character from "Code Lyoko"
  • Jeremy Darling
    character from TV series "Dirty Sexy Money"
  • Jeremy Jones
    in the TV show "Jane by Design"
  • Jeremy
    a character in the Nickelodeon cartoon "Harvey Beaks"
  • Jeremy Poldark
    character in the Poldark books by Winston Graham and TV series
  • Jeremy Heere
    character in the musical/book "Be More Chill"
  • Dr. Jeremy Reed
    character from TV series "The Mindy Project"