Jerome

“Sacred name” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #1256 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jerome has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #93 (1938) · 161,234 babies named Jerome all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Jeromes

Jerome — 4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
Jerome K. Jerome — English humorist (1859-1927)
Jerome Isaac Friedman — American physicist
Jerome Karle — American physical chemist (1918–2013)
Jerome Powell — president of the FED

Among 1,000 notable people named Jerome:

Athletes appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jerome Sinclair, English association football player (born 1996).

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