Jerome
Boy nameJerome has been given to 162,296 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1954.
Meaning & origin /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/
From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Geronimo and Hieronymus.
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
162,296
Peak year
1954 (3,129 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -41%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Jerome
J. D. Salinger
American author (1919–2010)
Gene Wilder
American actor (1933–2016)
Jerome K. Jerome
English humorist (1859-1927)
Jerome Isaac Friedman
American physicist
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jerome.
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