How Many People Are Named Jerome?
people named Jerome are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,710 people in the US has this name
Based on 162,296 babies named Jerome in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,129 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name ‘Ιερωνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name", derived from ‘ιερος (hieros) "sacred" and ονομα (onoma) "name". Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century. He is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. The name was used in his honour in the Middle Ages, especially in Italy and France, and has been used in England since the 12th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jerome, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jerome alive today is about 56 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 43 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jerome first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1954, to 3,129 babies. In 2025, 158 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jerome never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #93, in 1938 to 1939, and it was in the top 100 for 6 years, 1935 to 1940. In 2025 it ranked #1,257.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,257 |
| Best rank | #93 (1938 to 1939) |
| Years in the top 100 | 6 (1935 to 1940) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #114 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jerome alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jerome were born in New York than in any other state: about 7,635 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jerome was given 2.7 times as often in North Dakota, 2.7 times in Wisconsin and 2.5 times in Minnesota.
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