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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.

MaleHigh
Male 100%Female 0%

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

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Jeremy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesvery commonman's name100%
Franceuncommonman's name98%
Great Britainuncommonman's name98%
Belgiumuncommonman's name98%
Irelanduncommonman's name98%
Maltarareman's name98%
Switzerlandrareman's name98%

United States birth data

434,246 male · 2,307 female · 436,553 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

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.

Cite this page

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}
}