Jerona
Jerona is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Jerona had a population of 41 people.
Meaning & Origin of Jerona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jerona is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Jerona had a population of 41 people.
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Origin & history
The Story of Jerona
Jerona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1950, when 5 Jeronas were born — ranking #5,301 that year. As of 2026, Jerona ranks #10,393 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Jeronas 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 Jerona
Jerona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Jerona's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #5,301. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerona'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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