Jerome

Greek

"sacred name"

Jerome Origin and Meaning

The name Jerome is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "sacred name".

Jerome has a bespectacled, serious, studious image, just like its namesake saint, who was a brilliant scholar. St. Jerome is the patron saint of students, librarians, and archaeologists.

Musical namesakes include Jerome Kern and Jerome Robbins, and Jerome is also the birthname of J.D Salinger, Jerry Garcia, and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as one of the Three Stooges.

The Latin form is Hieronymus, as in the painter Bosch.

Jerome Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

Jerome Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 880 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jerome

• 913 US 2019
• 880 Nameberry 2025
• 335 Unique 2024
• 292 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Jerome

• Jerome David "J.D." Salinger American novelist
• Saint Jerome Dalmatian presbyter, theologian, confessor and historian
• Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, brother of Napoleon I
• Jerome Klapka Jerome English humorist
• Jerome David Kern American composer and songwriter
• Jerome Robbins American choreographer and producer
• Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld American actor/comedian
• Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia American lead singer of The Grateful Dead
• Jerome Silberman AKA Gene Wilder American actor/comedian
• Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer American film producer
• Jerome Coopersmith American playwright
• Jerome Seymour Bruner American psychologist
• Jerome Abram Bettis American NFL football player
• Jerome Hines American operatic bass
• Jerome Richardson American jazz musician
• Jerome Leonard Boger American NFL referee
• Jerome Isaac Jones aka Young Rome American singer/rapper
• Stayve Jerome Thomas aka Slim Thug American rapper
• Jerome Caminada British Victorian detective, possible inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
• Jerome Patrick Flynn English actor and singer
• Jérôme Boateng German football player
• Jérôme Golmard French tennis player
• Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner French kickboxer
• Jerome Earl Fontamillas American musician of bands Mortal and Fold Zandura
• Jarome Arthur Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla, Canadian ice hockey player
• Jerome Robert Aceti aka JeromeASF American YouTuber

The name Jerome in Pop Culture

• Jerome German shepherd character in anime "Ginga Densetsu Weed"
• Jerome Clarke character on TV's "House of Anubis"
• Jerome Morris Shia LaBeouf's character in movie "Nymphomaniac"
• Jerome Squalor character in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Jerome Morrow character in the movie "Gattaca."
• Jerome E. "Jerry" Renault protagonist of Robert Cormier's "The Chocolate War" and the 1988 film of the same name

International Variations of the name Jerome

• Jeremie French
• Iarom Irish
• Jérôme French
• Geronimo Italian
• Hieronymous German
• Gerome Italian
• Jereme French
• Jeroen Dutch
• Jerónimo Spanish
• Girolamo Italian