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Jerome

/dʒɚˈoʊm/ · 99% boys · 158 born in 2025

Jerome has been given to about 162,296 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/dʒɚˈoʊm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 106,980
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jerome per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 3,129
  • Born in 2025158
  • All time162,296
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Jerome?

Its best year was 1954, when 3,129 babies were given the name, ranking 114th. The typical living American called Jerome is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Jerome

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeromy0.72
  2. Rome0.70
  3. Jeremie0.65
  4. Jere0.64
  5. Jeremy0.60
  6. Jerold0.60
  7. Jerod0.60
  8. Jerrold0.58

Middle names for Jerome

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jerome Paul0.83
  2. Jerome Blake0.82
  3. Jerome Wade0.82
  4. Jerome Ross0.82
  5. Jerome Quinn0.82
  6. Jerome Lane0.82

Sibling names for Jerome

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tommybrother · 0.97
  2. Eileensister · 0.96
  3. Allenbrother · 0.96
  4. Leeeither · 0.96
  5. Lorettasister · 0.96
  6. Frederickbrother · 0.96

Where Jerome is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oklahoma0.02%
  2. South Carolina0.02%
  3. Minnesota0.01%
  4. Wisconsin0.01%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jerome White0.78
  2. Jerome Nguyen0.78
  3. Jerome Moore0.78
  4. Jerome Hill0.78
  5. Jerome Hall0.78
  6. Jerome Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jerome

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jerome across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.