Jeremy vs Jerome

Side-by-side comparison of Jeremy and Jerome - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Name B

Jerome

Boy name · Rank #1321

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Metric Jeremy Jerome
Current Rank #266 #1321
Total Births (all years) 446,425 161,234
Peak Year 1977 1954
Peak Year Births 21,610 3,113
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeremy Jerome
1880s - 426
1890s - 551
1900s - 972
1910s - 7,405
1920s 65 15,453
1930s 231 18,965
1940s 556 23,110
1950s 998 29,705
1960s 4,610 22,295
1970s 139,307 14,783
1980s 153,413 12,187
1990s 77,794 7,231
2000s 37,491 4,264
2010s 23,550 2,817
2020s 8,410 1,070

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeremy Jerome
2014 2,522 287
2015 2,393 269
2016 2,135 270
2017 2,047 255
2018 1,971 252
2019 1,767 242
2020 1,607 211
2021 1,485 188
2022 1,437 181
2023 1,419 186
2024 1,310 146
2025 1,152 158

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2025.

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