Jeronica — girls' name
179 babies named Jeronica in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
179 girls have been named Jeronica since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 179
- total births
- 1974–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
42% of everyone ever named Jeronica was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Jeronica in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeronica
The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Jeronica between 1974 and 2000, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeronica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeronica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeronica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeronica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 179 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Jeronica at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jeronica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1974
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
179 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 13 births in a single year.
Jeronica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 75 births that decade — 42% of Jeronica's all-time total
Jeronica decade highlights
- Peak decade 75 births
- Runner-up 64 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Jeronica's strongest decade
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.