Jerome
Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #1,256 for boys in 2025, 158 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1938 · 2,209 births
- Debut · boys
- 52 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 161,234since 1880
Jerome over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,256 | 158 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,321 | 146 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,134 | 186 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,146 | 181 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,105 | 188 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,002 | 211 | |
| 2019 | — | #908 | 242 | |
| 2018 | — | #868 | 252 | |
| 2017 | — | #854 | 255 | |
| 2016 | — | #837 | 270 | |
| 2015 | — | #836 | 269 | |
| 2014 | — | #800 | 287 | |
| 2013 | — | #767 | 294 | |
| 2012 | — | #707 | 336 | |
| 2011 | — | #740 | 306 | |
| 2010 | — | #742 | 306 | |
| 2009 | — | #676 | 359 | |
| 2008 | — | #619 | 400 | |
| 2007 | — | #602 | 417 | |
| 2006 | — | #577 | 429 | |
| 2005 | — | #556 | 429 | |
| 2004 | — | #554 | 414 | |
| 2003 | — | #546 | 412 | |
| 2002 | — | #487 | 472 | |
| 2001 | — | #488 | 470 | |
| 2000 | — | #494 | 462 | |
| 1999 | — | #446 | 513 | |
| 1998 | — | #412 | 578 | |
| 1997 | — | #427 | 534 | |
| 1996 | — | #393 | 599 | |
| 1995 | — | #370 | 644 | |
| 1994 | — | #338 | 728 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #325 | 801 |
| 1992 | — | #298 | 900 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #284 | 915 |
| 1990 | — | #264 | 1,019 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #249 | 1,034 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #223 | 1,127 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #212 | 1,180 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #207 | 1,165 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #200 | 1,211 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #199 | 1,180 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #194 | 1,234 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #191 | 1,307 |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | #183 | 1,364 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #178 | 1,385 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #177 | 1,360 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #173 | 1,371 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #174 | 1,363 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #166 | 1,412 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #165 | 1,437 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #169 | 1,415 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #164 | 1,449 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #166 | 1,546 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #160 | 1,706 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #168 | 1,724 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #166 | 1,671 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #160 | 1,685 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #153 | 1,797 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #147 | 1,944 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #142 | 2,143 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #140 | 2,316 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #128 | 2,663 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #131 | 2,770 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #136 | 2,630 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | #133 | 2,676 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | #133 | 2,696 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #129 | 2,804 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | #126 | 3,002 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #117 | 3,062 |
| 1955 | #2,280 | 23 | #112 | 3,083 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #114 | 3,113 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #107 | 3,079 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #105 | 3,045 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | #103 | 2,991 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #103 | 2,830 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #104 | 2,769 |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | #110 | 2,591 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #110 | 2,689 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #114 | 2,286 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #122 | 1,840 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #117 | 1,953 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #109 | 2,308 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #104 | 2,340 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #101 | 2,156 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #95 | 2,178 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #93 | 2,153 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #93 | 2,209 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #100 | 1,979 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #98 | 1,967 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #96 | 2,008 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | #107 | 1,773 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #105 | 1,693 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #107 | 1,668 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #103 | 1,747 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #105 | 1,768 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #110 | 1,664 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #110 | 1,750 |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | #111 | 1,686 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #114 | 1,612 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #113 | 1,563 |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | #114 | 1,575 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #118 | 1,487 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #121 | 1,423 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #125 | 1,408 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #126 | 1,285 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #134 | 1,109 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #136 | 1,146 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #133 | 1,073 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #138 | 985 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #140 | 907 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #136 | 737 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #141 | 554 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #132 | 486 |
| 1911 | — | #159 | 212 | |
| 1910 | — | #159 | 196 | |
| 1909 | — | #174 | 141 | |
| 1908 | — | #175 | 127 | |
| 1907 | — | #197 | 99 | |
| 1906 | — | #175 | 102 | |
| 1905 | — | #198 | 87 | |
| 1904 | — | #177 | 102 | |
| 1903 | — | #175 | 93 | |
| 1902 | — | #217 | 68 | |
| 1901 | — | #204 | 68 | |
| 1900 | — | #213 | 85 | |
| 1899 | — | #205 | 64 | |
| 1898 | — | #249 | 50 | |
| 1897 | — | #216 | 60 | |
| 1896 | — | #203 | 76 | |
| 1895 | — | #230 | 58 | |
| 1894 | — | #268 | 43 | |
| 1893 | — | #246 | 50 | |
| 1892 | — | #266 | 45 | |
| 1891 | — | #248 | 41 | |
| 1890 | — | #204 | 64 | |
| 1889 | — | #233 | 48 | |
| 1888 | — | #302 | 35 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #235 | 50 | |
| 1885 | — | #226 | 53 | |
| 1884 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1883 | — | #275 | 36 | |
| 1882 | — | #262 | 43 | |
| 1881 | — | #257 | 38 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jerome was already there! It came in at #225, and was given to 52 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1889, when fewer than 51 boys a year got the name.
Where Jerome is popular in 1912
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#49 · 1 in 214
- New York#75 · 1 in 358
- Wisconsin#84 · 1 in 320
- Minnesota#90 · 1 in 399
- South Dakota#91 · 1 in 375
Best ever in a state: #19 in Minnesota, 1939.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #49 | 5 | 1 in 214 |
| New York | #75 | 119 | 1 in 358 |
| Wisconsin | #84 | 23 | 1 in 320 |
| Minnesota | #90 | 17 | 1 in 399 |
| South Dakota | #91 | 5 | 1 in 375 |
| Maryland | #94 | 10 | 1 in 512 |
| Michigan | #100 | 18 | 1 in 495 |
| Pennsylvania | #101 | 50 | 1 in 707 |
| Illinois | #106 | 40 | 1 in 560 |
| Ohio | #107 | 27 | 1 in 666 |
| Kansas | #113 | 11 | 1 in 534 |
| Indiana | #123 | 12 | 1 in 759 |
| Massachusetts | #129 | 13 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Iowa | #131 | 11 | 1 in 641 |
| Nebraska | #143 | 6 | 1 in 769 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 8 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Florida | #160 | 5 | 1 in 858 |
| Missouri | #160 | 11 | 1 in 1,016 |
| California | #163 | 8 | 1 in 1,018 |
| South Carolina | #180 | 8 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Louisiana | #202 | 7 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Georgia | #203 | 10 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Kentucky | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Virginia | #213 | 6 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Alabama | #214 | 8 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Mississippi | #249 | 5 | 1 in 1,779 |
| North Carolina | #282 | 5 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Texas | #429 | 6 | 1 in 3,138 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jerome
- 65 spots since 2024 (#1,321 → #1,256)
- 254 spots since 2020 (#1,002 → #1,256)
- 420 spots since 2015 (#836 → #1,256)
- Biggest jump: 69 spots in 1889 (#302 → #233)
- Biggest drop: 94 spots in 2020 (#908 → #1,002)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #93 (2,209 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 51 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1935–1940
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–2019
- Highest: 1 in 502 boys born in 1938 were named Jerome (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,811 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 18.4% of all boys named Jerome (29,705) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 426 | #225 (1880) | #258 |
| 1890s | 551 | #203 (1896) | #234 |
| 1900s | 972 | #174 (1909) | #191 |
| 1910s | 7,405 | #132 (1912) | #141 |
| 1920s | 15,453 | #110 (1928) | #116 |
| 1930s | 18,965 | #93 (1938) | #101 |
| 1940s | 23,110 | #95 (1940) | #109 |
| 1950s | 29,705 | #103 (1951) | #115 |
| 1960s | 22,295 | #128 (1963) | #144 |
| 1970s | 14,783 | #160 (1971) | #168 |
| 1980s | 12,187 | #178 (1980) | #204 |
| 1990s | 7,231 | #264 (1990) | #356 |
| 2000s | 4,264 | #487 (2002) | #560 |
| 2010s | 2,817 | #707 (2012) | #806 |
| 2020s | 1,070 | #1,002 (2020) | #1,161 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jerome in 1912
Top girls' names in 1912
Top boys' names in 1912
More about 1912
girls
558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 79,731 of them was named Jerome, which outranked 31.5% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,144Zela8
- #2,144Zephyr8
- #2,144Zilla8
- #2,360Jerome7
- #2,360Adelyne7
- #2,360Agusta7
- #2,360Albirda7
- #2,634Achsah6
- #2,634Adena6
- #2,634Adina6
Tied with 273 names at #2,360; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 885 of them was named Jerome, which outranked 95.5% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).