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Jerami

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How to Pronounce Jerami

Pronounced JAIR-uh-mee /ˈdʒɛr.ə.mi/Medium

Meaning: Jerami is a phonetic respelling of Jeremy, itself the medieval English form of the Hebrew Jeremiah, meaning 'the Lord will raise up' or 'appointed by God.' The -mi ending keeps the sound of Jeremy while giving the name a distinctive look.Low

In 30 seconds: Jerami is a respelling of Jeremy, from Hebrew Jeremiah meaning 'the Lord will raise up.' It was always rare in the U.S. (said JAIR-uh-mee).

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MeaningJerami is a phonetic respelling of Jeremy, itself the medieval English form of the Hebrew Jeremiah, meaning 'the Lord will raise up' or 'appointed by God.' The -mi ending keeps the sound of Jeremy while giving the name a distinctive look.

U.S. rank (2017)#13141 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1980

Total births (all-time)≈ 380

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jerami is a respelling of Jeremy, the English form of the Hebrew Jeremiah, 'the Lord will raise up.' Jeremy was hugely popular in America through the 1970s and 1980s, and offbeat spellings like Jerami rode alongside it. This version appears in United States records from around 1972, reaching a modest high around 1980. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak.

A boy named Jerami from that stretch would be in his forties now, a contemporary of the many boys named Jeremy in the same years. The spelling stayed a personal variation and never challenged the standard Jeremy, reading today as an of-its-era take on a familiar name.

Did you know? Jerami is Jeremy with the ending flipped: a modern spelling of a name whose roots reach back to the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Jerami — Respelling of Jeremy; from Hebrew Jeremiah 'the Lord will raise up'

Variations

JeremyJeramyJeremie

Nicknames

JerJermRemy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jerami mean?

It is a respelling of Jeremy, from the Hebrew Jeremiah, meaning 'the Lord will raise up' or 'appointed by God.'

How do you pronounce Jerami?

It's said JAIR-uh-mee /ˈdʒɛr.ə.mi/, three syllables, stress on the first, just like Jeremy.

Is Jerami a boy or girl name?

Jerami is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Jerami?

It has always been rare, a respelling of Jeremy given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak around the early eighties.