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Jere

Jere: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“appointed by God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JEER · 1 syllable
Used for
Both (21% girls, 79% boys since 1880)

Usually a short form of Jeremiah or Jeremy, ultimately from Hebrew Yirmeyahu. In Finnish, Jere is also used independently as a given name.

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How popular is Jere?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jere in 20240

Peak year1941

Total US babies since 18805,437

Jere was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Jere

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JeremiahYahweh exalts · Hebrew
  • Jeremyappointed by God · Hebrew
  • ErmiasYahweh will exalt · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew

Jere questions

What does the name Jere mean?

Jere means "appointed by God". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a short form of Jeremiah or Jeremy, ultimately from Hebrew Yirmeyahu. In Finnish, Jere is also used independently as a given name.

Is Jere a boy or girl name?

Jere is used for both: about 21% of US babies named Jere since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jere?

Jere was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1941.

How do you pronounce Jere?

Jere is usually pronounced JEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.