boy's name
Jeronimo
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,503
Jeronimo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 82 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,432 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Jeronimo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 54 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 40 |
| 1950s | 76 |
| 1960s | 55 |
| 1970s | 163 |
| 1980s | 190 |
| 1990s | 266 |
| 2000s | 389 |
| 2010s | 603 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 390 |
How popular is Jeronimo?
In 2025, Jeronimo was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jeronimo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jeronimo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jeronimo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jeronimo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jeronimo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jeronimo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jeronimo
How popular is the name Jeronimo?
In 2025, Jeronimo was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jeronimo a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeronimo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jeronimo most popular?
Jeronimo peaked in 2025, when 82 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jeronimo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jeronimo currently ranks #1,912 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.