The nameJerome

Meaning

Jerome comes from the Greek Hieronymos, "sacred name".

Origin

Greek.

History

Saint Jerome's Latin Bible, the Vulgate, was used for more than a thousand years. In the United States Jerome reached 93rd in 1938.

Jerome in other languages

Jérôme is the French form of Jerome. It is Girolamo in Italian, Jerónimo in Spanish and Portuguese, Hieronymus in Latin and German, and Hieronim in Polish.

Nicknames for Jerome

The most common nicknames for Jerome: Jerry.

Famous people named Jerome

• Saint Jerome
• Jerome Kern, composer
• Jerome K. Jerome, writer
• Jérôme Boateng, footballer

Popularity of the name Jerome

Jerome in the United States

Jerome was most popular in the United States in the 1950s, with 29,880 births over the decade, 18% of all recorded babies named Jerome. Its rise began around 1912, and it peaked in 1954. Half of all babies named Jerome in the United States were born before 1954, so it is mostly a grandparents' generation name. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 182 births a year on average, against 257 in the five years before.

Jerome in the United Kingdom

Jerome was most popular in the United Kingdom in the 2000s, with 532 births over the decade, 45% of all recorded babies named Jerome. Half of all babies named Jerome in the United Kingdom were born before 2006, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, its popularity has held steady at around 20 births a year.

Jerome in France

Jerome in Belgium

Jerome in Switzerland