Jerami
Houston Jerami Grant is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. Grant has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, and Detroit Pistons.
Meaning & Origin of Jerami
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Houston Jerami Grant is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. Grant has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, and Detroit Pistons.
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The Story of Jerami
Jerami first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 23 Jeramis were born — ranking #2,213 that year. As of 2026, Jerami ranks #12,243 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 380 Jeramis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jerami
Jerami is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 380 births in the dataset. Jerami's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,213. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerami's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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