Jerome
Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".
Meaning & Origin of Jerome
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".
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The Story of Jerome
Jerome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 52 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 3,113 Jeromes were born — ranking #114 that year. As of 2026, Jerome ranks #1,361 for baby boys with 140 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 161K Jeromes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jerome
Jerome is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 161K births in the dataset. Jerome's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #93. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerome'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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