Given name
Jerolyn
“of the sacred name”
Jerolyn is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerolyn is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerolyn is a variant of Jerome. An origin associated with Jerome is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerolyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 544
- 0 boys · 544 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 455 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerolyn’s family of names
Jerolyn has a related form in Jerome.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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