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.

Jeremy Rank in US Top 1000

# 245 in the US

Jeremy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 619 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jeremy

• 245 US 2023
• 619 Nameberry 2025
• 413 Future 2028
• 695 England 2023
• 220 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Jeremy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jeremy.

• Johnathan
• Jared
• Eric
• Kevin
• Jeremiah
• Christian
• Sean
• Alan
• Derek
• Jonathan
• Justin
• Brian
• Mark
• Bryan
• Scott
• Keith
• Brandon
• Stephen
• Jeffrey
• Steven

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

The name 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"