Jeronimo
Jeronimo or Jerónimo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of "Jerome".
Meaning & Origin of Jeronimo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeronimo or Jerónimo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of "Jerome".
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The Story of Jeronimo
Jeronimo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 80 Jeronimos were born — ranking #1,938 that year. As of 2026, Jeronimo ranks #2,012 for baby boys with 77 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Jeronimos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jeronimo
Jeronimo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jeronimo's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,938. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeronimo'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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