Given name & surname
Jerom
“of the sacred name”
Jerom is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerom is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerom 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 6 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 boys is 6 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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