Jeremy (given name)

Jeremy

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɛr.ə.miː/
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	English
Other names
Related names	Jeremiah, Jérémie, Jérémy

The name Jeremy is English-language male given name of Anglo-Saxon origins deriving from the anglicization of the biblical name "Jeremiah." Meanings of the name "Jeremy" include "God will uplift" and "God will loosen." Other variations of the name include: Jeramy, Jeromy with shortened variations: Jer, Jem, Jerry, & Jers, which in non-rhotic accents becomes Jez.

In arts and entertainment

• Jeremy Barrett (actor)
• 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
• Jeremy Camp, Christian musician
• Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster
• Jaz (Jeremy) Coleman, English musician
• 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 Hardy, English comedian
• Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ
• Jeremy Heywood, British Civil Servant
• Jeremy Irons, English actor
• Jeremy Jordan (singer), American singer
• Jeremy Jordan (stage actor), American actor
• Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
• Jeremy Latimore, Australian Rugby League player
• 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 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
• Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and writer
• Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter
• 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

In politics

• Jeremy Browne, British Liberal Democrat MP (2005-2015)
• Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour MP (1983-) and current Leader of the Opposition
• Jeremy Hunt, British Conservative MP (2005-) and Secretary of State for Health (2012-)
• Jeremy Purvis, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP (2003-2011), Member of House of Lords (2013-)
• Jeremy Thorpe, former UK MP and Liberal leader
• Jeremy Wright (politician), British Conservative MP (2005-)

In sports

• Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
• Jeremy Affeldt, American baseball player
• Jeremy Bleich, American baseball player
• Jeremy Bloom, American Olympic downhill skier
• Jeremy Bordeleau, Canadian canoeist
• Jeremy Burgess, Honda and Yamaha MotoGP team chief engineer
• Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and commentator
• Jeremy Kellem, American football 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 McGrath, American dirt bike racer
• Jeremy McKinney, American football player
• Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
• Jeremy Rees, professional lacrosse player
• Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
• Jeremy Shockey, American football player
• Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
• Jeremy Sprinkle, American football player
• Jeremy Wariner, American track athlete
• Jeremy Wilcox, Canadian volleyball player
• Jeremy Williams, American player of Canadian football
• Jeremy Buck, a professional wrestler, one half of The Young Bucks

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 Hutchinson, American Program Monitor and Cult leader
• Jeremy Leggett, English environmentalist
• Jeremy Peat, Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
• Jeremy Rosen, English rabbi
• Jeremy Taylor, author and clergyman
• Jeremy Ng, a Hong Kong student in St. Pauls College

Fictional characters with the name

• Jeremy, also known as Germy, a sickly kid in the TV show iCarly
• Jeremy "Jem" Finch, a character in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
• Jeremy "Germy" Kidd, a character in Beverly Cleary's Ramona Forever
• Jeremy Usbourne, fictional character in the British television show Peep Show
• Jeremy, character in Pure Pwnage
• Jeremy, character in Phineas And Ferb
• Jeremy Hilary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine (film).
• Jeremy Reed, lead character in Powder (film).
• Protagonist of Pearl Jam's Jeremy (song) based in part on Jeremy Wade Delle.
• Jeremy Duncan, protagonist of Zits.
• Jeremy Fitzgerald, protagonist of Five nights at Freddy's 2
• Jeremy, fiancée of Rebecca Devereaux, a role in the Golden Girls
• Jeremy Fisher, a frog, title character of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
• Jeremy Jones, a designer at Donovan Decker in Jane by Design
• Jeremy, real name of the Scout class in the game Team Fortress 2

Popularity

Historically seen more in the US and the UK, the name Jeremy became popular in the United States in the 1960s going into the 1970s, rising abruptly from being the 296th-ranked most popular male name in 1968 to being the 14th-ranked most popular in 1976.

Popularity of "Jeremy" from 1960–2006
Year	Rank
2006	123
2004	111
2000	84
1996	56
1992	47
1988	35
1984	30
1980	18
1976	14
1972	42
1968	296
1964	538
1960	619
Source: Social Security Administration. See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

See also

• Jem (given name), a shortened familiar name or nickname for Jeremy
• Jer (disambiguation), as above, shortened version of Jeremy
• Jez (nickname), a common nickname for people named Jeremy
• Jerry (given name), a common name deriving from the name Jeremy