Jeremy
Jeremy is a male given name: 100% of people named Jeremy are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Jeremy · Jérémy
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Jérémy
- US births since 1880
- 434,246 male / 2,307 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jeremy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jeremy," in English, "Guten Tag Jeremy," in German. Jeremy is a male given name: about 100% of people named Jeremy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jeremy,
German
Guten Tag Jeremy,
French
Bonjour Jeremy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jeremy:
Chinese
Jeremy您好：
Japanese
Jeremy様
English
Hi Jeremy,
German
Hi Jeremy,
French
Salut Jeremy,
Spanish
Hola Jeremy,
Chinese
Jeremy你好：
Japanese
Jeremyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
434,246 male · 2,307 female · 436,553 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jeremy a male or female name?
Jeremy is a male given name: 100% of people named Jeremy are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Jeremy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jeremy," in English, "Guten Tag Jeremy," in German. Jeremy is a male given name: about 100% of people named Jeremy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jeremy a unisex name?
Jeremy is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Jeremy are men. Jeremy leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Jeremy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jeremy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jeremy,
title = {Is Jeremy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jeremy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}