Boys' name · since 1950
Jarome
Jarome has 221 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarome sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 221 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarome has been recorded 221 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2015.
- #12,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 221 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarome ranks #12,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarome's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jarome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jarome splits its recorded history at 1990: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jarome popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2015
- Peak year (1982)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jarome by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (68 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jarome's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jarome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68 births (31% of all-time use).
Jarome by state
Where Jarome concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 221 births nationwide.
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- Jarome's decade-level peak was the 1980s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaromes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jarome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jarome draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.