Jerome

Given to 162,296 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −28% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1256
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
158
boys 158
Peak year
1938
2,209 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
162,296
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jerome was most popular in 1938, when 2,209 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 158 babies were named Jerome, ranking #1256 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.00.6251.251.8752.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1938 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jerome was most popular in 1938, when 2,209 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 158 babies were named Jerome, ranking #1256 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.00.6251.251.8752.51880192019602000Peak 1938

Jerome was most popular in 1938, when 2,209 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 158 babies were named Jerome, ranking #1256 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 158 1256
2024 <5 — 146 1321
2023 <5 — 186 1134
2022 <5 — 181 1146
2021 <5 — 188 1105
2020 <5 — 211 1002
2019 <5 — 242 908
2018 <5 — 252 868
2017 <5 — 255 854
2016 <5 — 270 837
2015 <5 — 269 836
2014 <5 — 287 800
2013 <5 — 294 767
2012 <5 — 336 707
2011 <5 — 306 740
2010 <5 — 306 742
2009 <5 — 359 676
2008 <5 — 400 619
2007 <5 — 417 602
2006 <5 — 429 577
2005 <5 — 429 556
2004 <5 — 414 554
2003 <5 — 412 546
2002 <5 — 472 487
2001 <5 — 470 488
2000 <5 — 462 494
1999 <5 — 513 446
1998 <5 — 578 412
1997 <5 — 534 427
1996 <5 — 599 393
1995 <5 — 644 370
1994 <5 — 728 338
1993 5 13442 801 325
1992 <5 — 900 298
1991 6 11509 915 284
1990 <5 — 1,019 264
1989 7 9681 1,034 249
1988 12 6277 1,127 223
1987 11 6335 1,180 212
1986 10 6612 1,165 207
1985 12 5678 1,211 200
1984 12 5539 1,180 199
1983 13 5148 1,234 194
1982 14 4945 1,307 191
1981 20 3859 1,364 183
1980 11 5912 1,385 178
1979 15 4626 1,360 177
1978 11 5563 1,371 173
1977 16 4235 1,363 174
1976 21 3287 1,412 166
1975 11 5161 1,437 165
1974 16 3863 1,415 169
1973 17 3635 1,449 164
1972 12 4523 1,546 166
1971 14 4123 1,706 160
1970 21 3110 1,724 168
1969 16 3461 1,671 166
1968 17 3169 1,685 160
1967 13 3656 1,797 153
1966 12 3740 1,944 147
1965 11 3952 2,143 142
1964 11 4096 2,316 140
1963 24 2489 2,663 128
1962 24 2463 2,770 131
1961 16 3189 2,630 136
1960 28 2196 2,676 133
1959 21 2517 2,696 133
1958 20 2581 2,804 129
1957 21 2486 3,002 126
1956 16 2929 3,062 117
1955 23 2280 3,083 112
1954 16 2779 3,113 114
1953 17 2595 3,079 107
1952 21 2266 3,045 105
1951 13 2937 2,991 103
1950 7 4315 2,830 103
1949 7 4235 2,769 104
1948 18 2329 2,591 110
1947 11 3240 2,689 110
1946 12 2880 2,286 114
1945 7 3676 1,840 122
1944 9 3139 1,953 117
1943 12 2695 2,308 109
1942 15 2311 2,340 104
1941 8 3252 2,156 101
1940 11 2572 2,178 95
1939 7 3429 2,153 93
1938 9 2940 2,209 93
1937 14 2196 1,979 100
1936 9 2857 1,967 98
1935 12 2439 2,008 96
1934 10 2741 1,773 107
1933 17 1906 1,693 105
1932 11 2644 1,668 107
1931 11 2581 1,747 103
1930 13 2425 1,768 105
1929 14 2301 1,664 110
1928 12 2623 1,750 110
1927 16 2256 1,686 111
1926 15 2351 1,612 114
1925 11 2939 1,563 113
1924 19 2062 1,575 114
1923 13 2587 1,487 118
1922 11 2958 1,423 121
1921 8 3666 1,408 125
1920 12 2731 1,285 126
1919 15 2264 1,109 134
1918 9 3244 1,146 136
1917 13 2428 1,073 133
1916 7 3552 985 138
1915 9 2900 907 140
1914 8 2638 737 136
1913 6 2827 554 141
1912 7 2360 486 132
1911 <5 — 212 159
1910 <5 — 196 159
1909 <5 — 141 174
1908 <5 — 127 175
1907 <5 — 99 197
1906 <5 — 102 175
1905 <5 — 87 198
1904 <5 — 102 177
1903 <5 — 93 175
1902 <5 — 68 217
1901 <5 — 68 204
1900 <5 — 85 213
1899 <5 — 64 205
1898 <5 — 50 249
1897 <5 — 60 216
1896 <5 — 76 203
1895 <5 — 58 230
1894 <5 — 43 268
1893 <5 — 50 246
1892 <5 — 45 266
1891 <5 — 41 248
1890 <5 — 64 204
1889 <5 — 48 233
1888 <5 — 35 302
1887 <5 — 34 276
1886 <5 — 50 235
1885 <5 — 53 226
1884 <5 — 37 284
1883 <5 — 36 275
1882 <5 — 43 262
1881 <5 — 38 257
1880 <5 — 52 225

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Other spellings

Jereme · 2,226 Jerame · 563 Jerime · 281

Names like Jerome

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Jerome is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years