Jerome

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name".

From Wikipedia

Jerome first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 135 babies (rank #231 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jerome

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jerome yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,107

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

135

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jerome

Jerome K. Jeromeautobiographer · b. 1859
Jerome Isaac Friedmanuniversity teacher · b. 1930
Jerome Karlecrystallographer · b. 1918
Jérôme Lalandemathematician · b. 1732
Jerome Bruneruniversity teacher · b. 1915

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	135	#231
1997	100	#274
1998	70	#340
1999	56	#402
2000	54	#405
2001	52	#418
2002	52	#432
2003	57	#441
2004	54	#491
2005	48	#560
2006	54	#545
2007	63	#512
2008	48	#643
2009	42	#714
2010	45	#693
2011	36	#837
2012	32	#935
2013	31	#944
2014	27	#1,050
2015	25	#1,103
2016	26	#1,104