Boy
Jerome
Jerome is a boy's name meaning "Sacred name", drawing on Greek roots. It had its heyday in the 1950s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1954.
GreekSacred name
GreekHoly name
Births by decade
1900s
972
1910s
7,479
1920s
15,585
1930s
19,080
1940s
23,216
1950s
29,872
1960s
22,467
1970s
14,946
1980s
12,304
1990s
7,239
2000s
4,261
2010s
2,314
Peaked in the 1950s · 159,735 total U.S. births since 1900