Boys' name · since 1912
Jeronimo
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 2,280 babies named Jeronimo, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,280
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeronimo is the #1910 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,280 recorded since 1912.
Jeronimo has 2,280 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1910 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,910 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,280 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeronimo ranks #3,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,910 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,280 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,280
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeronimo's 2,280 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jeronimo compares
2,280 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jeronimo's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeronimo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,280 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeronimo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeronimo's full recorded timeline at 1978, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeronimo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jeronimo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (603 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Jeronimo's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jeronimo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 163
1970s
163 births
- 1980s 190
1980s
190 births
- 1990s
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s
2010s
603 births
- 2020s
2020s
390 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 603 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jeronimo 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 Jeronimo's total volume
Jeronimo by state
Where Jeronimo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 465 | 20.4% |
| #2 | California | | 459 | 20.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 233 | 10.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.3% |
465 of 2,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jeronimo appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeronimo's data
- Jeronimo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (603 total births) through the 2020s (390) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jeronimos (465 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jeronimo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Jeronimo 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.