Jeremy (given name)
Jeremy (/ˌdʒɛrɪmi/ JERR-im-EE) is an English male given name. The name "Jeremy" means "God will uplift" or "God will uplift/raise," in various interpretations. The name "Jeremy" is most popularized in English-speaking nations, in particular the UK, Australia, Canada, and the United States.
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛrɪmi/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Jer; Jem; Jaz |
| Related names | Jeremiah, Jérémie, Jérémy, Jerry |
Notable people with the name include:
In arts and entertainment
- Jeremy Beadle (1948–2008), English television presenter, writer and producer
- Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist
- Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), English actor
- Jeremy Brock, actor and director
- Jeremy Bulloch, English actor
- Jez Butterworth, English playwright, screenwriter, and film director
- Jeremy Camp, Christian musician
- Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster
- Jaz (Jeremy) Coleman, English musician
- Jeremy (J.B.) Cummings, American Children's Book Author
- Jeremy Davis, bassist for American rock band Paramore
- Jeremy Deller, English artist
- Jeremy Edwards, English television actor
- Jeremy Fall, American editor in chief of Cliché Magazine
- Jeremy Filsell, English pianist and composer
- Jem Finer, English musician with The Pogues
- Jeremy Gable, American playwright and game designer
- Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
- Jeremy Harrington, American YouTuber and voice actor
- Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ
- Jeremy Heywood, British Civil Servant
- Jeremy Irons, English actor
- Jeremy Jordan (singer, born 1973), American singer
- Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), American actor
- Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
- Jeremy Latimore, Australian Rugby League player
- Jeremy Lau, known as Jer Lau (born 1992), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Jeremy Lee (chef), TV chef
- Jeremy Lee (singer) (born 1995), Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor
- Jeremy Lloyd English sitcom writer
- Jeremy London, American actor with twin actor Jason London
- Jeremy McKinnon, vocalist for American metalcore band, A Day to Remember
- Jeremy Northam, English film actor
- Jeremy Paxman, English television presenter
- Jeremy Piven, American actor
- Jeremy Ray, Australian television presenter and video game reviewer
- Jeremy Renner, American actor
- Jeremy Rohmer, contestant of ANTM cycle 20
- Jeremy Rowley, American actor
- Jeremy Scahill, Oscar-nominated and two-time George Polk award-winning journalist
- Jeremy Shada, American actor, notably as the voice of Finn the Human in Adventure Time and GingerBrave in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Jeremy Sinden, English actor
- Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and writer
- Jeremy Soule, American composer
- Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter
- Jeremy Strong, American actor
- Jeremy Suarez, American actor from The Bernie Mac Show
- Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
- Jeremy Taggart, percussionist for Canadian band Our Lady Peace
- Jeremy Thomas, English writer and film producer
- Jeremy Vine, English radio and television journalist and presenter
- Jeremy Wade, English author and television presenter, host of River Monsters
- Jeremy Williams, British actor
- Jeremy Ylvisaker, American Multi-instrumentalist
- Jeremy Zerechak, American documentary filmmaker
- Jeremy Fernandez (singer), American singer
- Jeremy Zucker, American singer-songwriter, producer
In politics
- Jeremy Browne, British Liberal Democrat MP (2005–2015)
- Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour MP for Islington North (1983–) and former Leader of the Labour Party (2015–2020)
- Jeremy Hunt, British Conservative MP (2005–) and Secretary of State for Health (2012–2018)
- Jeremy Hutchinson (politician) (born 1974), U.S. politician
- Jeremy Purvis, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP (2003–2011), Member of House of Lords (2013–)
- Jeremy Thorpe, former British MP for North Devon (1959–79) and Leader of the Liberal Party (1967–76)
- Jeremy Wright (politician), British Conservative MP (2005–)
- Jeremy Quin (born 1968), British Conservative MP (2015-)
- Jeremy Lefroy (born 1959), British Conservative MP (2010-2019)
In sports
- Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
- Jeremy Affeldt, American baseball player
- Jeremy Bleich, American-Israeli baseball player
- Jeremy Bloom, American Olympic downhill skier
- Jeremy Bordeleau, Canadian canoeist
- Jeremy Burgess, Honda and Yamaha MotoGP team chief engineer
- Jeremy Cameron, Australian football player
- Jeremy Chinn (born 1998), American football player
- Jeremy Clark (defensive back), American football player
- Jeremy Clements (born 1985), American racing driver
- Jeremy Combs (born 1995), basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
- Jeremy Cox (born 1996), American football player
- Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and commentator
- Jeremy Hill, American football player
- Jeremy Howe, Australian football player
- Jeremy Kellem, American football player
- Jeremy Lamb, American NBA Basketball Player
- Jeremy Larsen, American mixed martial artist
- Jeremy Lin, American NBA Basketball Player
- Jeremy Lusk, freestyle motocross driver
- Jeremy Maclin, American football player
- Jérémy Mathieu, French football player
- Jeremy Mayfield, American NASCAR driver
- Jeremy McGovern, Australian football player
- Jeremy McGrath, American dirt bike racer
- Jeremy McKinney, American football player
- Jeremy McNichols, American football player
- Jeremy Pargo, American basketball player
- Jeremy Reaves, American football player
- Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
- Jeremy Rees, professional lacrosse player
- Jeremy Reingold, South African swimmer and rugby player
- Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
- Jeremy Ruckert (born 2000), American football player
- Jeremy Sharp, Australian football player
- Jeremy Shockey, American football player
- Jeremy Sochan (born 2003), Polish-American basketball player
- Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
- Jeremy Sprinkle, American football player
- Jeremy Toljan, German soccer player
- Jeremy Tyler, American basketball player
- Jeremy Vuolo, American soccer player
- Jeremy Wariner, American track athlete
- Jeremy Wilcox, Canadian volleyball player
- Jeremy Whyte, Canadian Ice Hockey Player
- Jeremy Williams, American player of Canadian football
- Jeremy Wolf (born 1993), American-Israeli baseball player on the Israel National Baseball Team
In other fields
- Jeremy Allaire, founder of Allaire Corporation
- Jeremy Bamber, English multiple murderer
- Jeremy Bentham, English legal reformer and philosopher
- Jeremy Curl, English explorer
- Jeremy Dear, English journalist and union leader
- Jeremy J. Smith, British philologist
- Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (born 1915), British lawyer
- Jeremy Leggett, English environmentalist
- Jeremy Peat, Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
- Jeremy Rosen, English rabbi
- Jeremy Taylor, author and clergyman
- Jeremy Fernandez, Malaysian-Australian TV presenter
Fictional characters
- Mr Brown/Jeremy Brown, the English teacher in the British show Mind Your Language
- Jeremy, also known as Germy, a sickly kid in iCarly
- Jeremy, protagonist of Pearl Jam's song "Jeremy"
- Jeremy Finch, a character in To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jeremy "Germy" Kidd, in Beverly Cleary's Ramona Forever
- Jeremy, a jet airliner in Thomas & Friends
- Jeremy Usbourne, in the British series Peep Show
- Jeremy Helsey, twin brother of Nicholas from the Pentagram series
- Jeremy, in Pure Pwnage
- Jeremy Johnson, in Phineas And Ferb
- Jeremy Hilary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine
- Jeremy the Crow, a protagonist crow in the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and adaptations of it
- Jeremy Reed, lead character in Powder
- Jeremy Duncan, protagonist of Zits
- Jeremy Fitzgerald, protagonist of Five Nights at Freddy's 2
- Jeremy, fiancée of Rebecca Devereaux in the Golden Girls
- Jeremy Fisher, the title character of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
- Jeremy Fisher, a character in the flash animation series Salad Fingers
- Jeremy, real name of the Scout class in the game Team Fortress 2
- Jeremy Heere, protagonist of Be More Chill
- Jeremy the Bear, a Canadian children's TV character based on Les Aventures de Colargol.
- Jeremy Belpois, the Code Lyoko's computer genius
Popularity
| Popularity of "Jeremy" 1960–2021[1] | |
|---|---|
| Year | Rank |
| 2021 | 239 |
| 2018 | 204 |
| 2017 | 193 |
| 2016 | 184 |
| 2015 | 174 |
| 2013 | 160 |
| 2011 | 152 |
| 2006 | 124 |
| 2004 | 111 |
| 2000 | 84 |
| 1996 | 56 |
| 1992 | 47 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1984 | 30 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1972 | 42 |
| 1968 | 296 |
| 1964 | 538 |
| 1960 | 619 |
See also
- Jérémy, given name
- Jerami Grant (born 1994), American basketball player
- Jeremi, given name
- Jeremie (name), given name and surname
- Jem (given name), a shortened familiar name or nickname for Jeremy
- Jer (disambiguation), as above, shortened version of Jeremy
- Jez (nickname), a nickname for people named Jeremy
References
- "Popular Baby Names". US Social Security Administration. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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