Jarome
Jarome is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jarome Iginla, Canadian ice hockey winger Jarome Luai, Samoan international rugby league footballer
Meaning & Origin of Jarome
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jarome is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jarome Iginla, Canadian ice hockey winger Jarome Luai, Samoan international rugby league footballer
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The Story of Jarome
Jarome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 13 Jaromes were born — ranking #3,282 that year. As of 2026, Jarome ranks #12,084 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 221 Jaromes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jarome
Jarome is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 221 births in the dataset. Jarome's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #3,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Jarome'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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