Jerome

Meaning: Sacred name
Origin: Greek

Nicknames: Jerry

Boy's name · #1257 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Jerome holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1257 in 2025). About 161,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jerome ranks in other countries and regions.

#258 in Belgium (2025) · #445 in N. Ireland (2025) · #1,194 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,431 in England & Wales (2025) · #763 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jeromes

Jerome — 4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
Jerome K. Jerome — English humorist (1859–1927)
Jérôme Boateng — German association football player
Jerome Isaac Friedman — American physicist
Jerome Karle — American physical chemist (1918–2013)

In stories & tradition

Jerome (Chef) — South Park (TV series)
Jerome Valeska — Gotham (TV series)
Jerome Clarke — House of Anubis (TV series)

What Jeromes become

Among 2,286 notable people named Jerome:

Business leaders appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., American businessman (1925–2015).

Spellings & nicknames

About 300 boys a year are given Jerry as their full name.

Similar names: Tommy · Jermaine · Khrome · Jimmy · Eugene · Jon

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