Jerome is a boy's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 143 boys in the United States.
Jerome belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Jerome first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #93 in 1938, and in 2024 143 babies received the name — 161,074 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Jerome is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Jerome is a boy name. In 2024, 143 babies received the name in the US.
Jerome comes from the Greek tradition.
Jerome first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #93 in 1938, and 143 babies were given the name in 2024.
Jerome is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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