Given name
Jeromy
“one who is exalted by the Lord”
Jeromy is a variant of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeromy is a variant of Jeremy. In Hebrew use, Jeremy carries the interpretation “one who is exalted by the Lord.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jeromy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,798
- 4,798 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 313 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,266 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,266 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 313 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,842 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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