Boys' name · since 1963
Jerom
Jerom has 11 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1963–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 boys have been named Jerom since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jerom recorded 11 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1978.
- 11 total births
- 1963–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jerom's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jerom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerom's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Jerom by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jerom's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jerom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jerom: Baby Name Since 1963 - 11 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerom. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jerom 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 July 2026.