Boys' name · since 1880
Jerome
Jerome has 161,234 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161,234
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jerome is the #1256 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 161,234 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerome has been recorded 161,234 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1256 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #211 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,256 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 161,234 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerome ranks #211 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,256 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 161,234 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161,234
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jerome's 161,234 recorded births place it above 99.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jerome compares
161,234 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerome's all-time total is 437x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerome | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161,234 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,113 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jerome's full recorded timeline at 1953, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 34 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 3,113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jerome popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 3,113
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jerome popularity over time - girls
1,062 total births recorded since 1912 (Jerome as girls' name)
Jerome by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (29,705 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Jerome's strongest decade.
29,705 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jerome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 426
1880s
426 births
- 1890s 551
1890s
551 births
- 1900s 972
1900s
972 births
- 1910s 7,405
1910s
7,405 births
- 1920s
1920s
15,453 births
- 1930s
1930s
18,965 births
- 1940s
1940s
23,110 births
- 1950s
1950s
29,705 births
- 1960s
1960s
22,295 births
- 1970s
1970s
14,783 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,187 births
- 1990s 7,231
1990s
7,231 births
- 2000s 4,264
2000s
4,264 births
- 2010s 2,817
2010s
2,817 births
- 2020s 1,070
2020s
1,070 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 29,705 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jerome compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerome's total volume
Jerome by state
Where Jerome concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17,744 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12,995 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 10,113 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 9,083 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8,411 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 8,323 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 7,673 | 4.8% |
| #8 | California | | 7,260 | 4.5% |
17,744 of 161,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jerome appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jerome's data
- Jerome's decade-level peak was the 1950s (29,705 total births); usage has since declined to 1,070 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeromes (17,744 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Jerome 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.