Jerome vs Jeremy

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

Name A

Jerome

Boy name · Rank #1321

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2025.

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