Given name
Jerrome
“of the sacred name”
Jerrome is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerrome is a variant of Jerome. One Greek interpretation is “of the sacred name.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerrome 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerrome through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 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 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerrome’s family of names
Jerrome has a related form in Jerome.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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