Jeroen
Jeroen is a Dutch male given name originating from the Greek Hieronymus, and is equivalent to the English name Jerome. In the Netherlands, there are around 52,000 people who are named Jeroen, while in Belgium there are around 11,000 people of that name.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Jeroen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeroen is a Dutch male given name originating from the Greek Hieronymus, and is equivalent to the English name Jerome. In the Netherlands, there are around 52,000 people who are named Jeroen, while in Belgium there are around 11,000 people of that name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Jeroen
American parents first put Jeroen on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 6 Jeroens were born — ranking #7,271 that year. Jeroen last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Jeroen
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jeroen Huijsen (born 1975), Dutch Engineer
- Jeroen Appeltans (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh , Dutch economist
- Jeroen Bijl (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player
- Jeroen Bleekemolen (born 1981), Dutch racing driver
- Jeroen Blijlevens (born 1971), Dutch cyclist
- Jeroen Boere (1967–2007), Dutch footballer
- Jeroen van der Boom (born 1972), Dutch singer
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Names that sound like Jeroen
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About the name Jeroen
Jeroen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Jeroen's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #7,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeroen'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.