Jerone
A masculine variation of the name Jerome, of Greek origin meaning "sacred name".
Name Census estimates that about 1,057 living Americans carry the first name Jerone. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jerone today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jerone births was 1980 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jerone. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jerone with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 324,271 Americans
Peak year
1980
33 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
2018 SSA rank
#13,051
Tracked since 1922
Census
Jerone in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 869 people with the first name Jerone, which placed it at #13,773 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,773
National first-name rank
People counted
869
869 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerone
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerone is Black at 72.6%. The next largest groups are White (16.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerone described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jerone at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.6% · 631
- White16.5% · 143
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 31
- Two or more races3.3% · 29
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 13
Popularity
Jerone: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jerone from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 234 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jerone by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jerone during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jerones live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Florida, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jerone, while Texas, Alabama, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jerone
The name Jerone is a variant spelling of the name Jerome, which has its origins in the late Roman era. It derives from the Greek name Hieronymus, which was formed from the elements hieros, meaning "sacred," and onyma, meaning "name." This combination suggests the meaning "sacred name" or "holy name."
The name Jerone was particularly popular during the Middle Ages, when it was borne by several notable figures in the Christian church. One of the most famous was St. Jerome, a 4th-century scholar and priest who is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate. He was born around 347 AD in Stridon, a town on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia (modern-day Croatia and Hungary).
Another notable bearer of the name was Jerome of Prague, a 15th-century Czech philosopher, reformer, and one of the principal followers of Jan Hus. He was born around 1379 and was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1416.
In the 16th century, Jeronimo Münzer, a Spanish traveler and writer, was known for his detailed accounts of his travels throughout Europe and the Middle East. He was born in Valencia, Spain, around 1460.
During the Italian Renaissance, the name was also borne by the painter Girolamo Genga, who was born in Urbino, Italy, around 1476. He is best known for his work on the Palazzo del Te in Mantua.
In the 17th century, Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont was a Spanish inventor and military engineer who is credited with developing one of the first steam-powered devices. He was born in Navarre, Spain, around 1590.
While the name Jerone has its roots in ancient Greek and Latin, it has been used across various cultures and regions throughout history, reflecting the widespread influence of the Christian faith and its notable figures.
People
Jerone + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jerone: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerone?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,057 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jerone going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 324,271 US residents.
Is Jerone a common name?
We classify Jerone as "Rare". It ranks above 90.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,328 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jerone most popular?
The single biggest year for Jerone was 1980, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jerone is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jerone in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 869 people with the name Jerone, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,773 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jerone in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jerone?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jerone leans strongly male. 829 people counted with this name were male (95.8%), compared with 36 female bearers (4.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jerone?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jerone is Black at 72.6%. The next largest groups are White (16.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jerone most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jerone in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.6% (631 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jerone in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jerone a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jerone in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jerone still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jerone in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jerone can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jerone?
See how many Americans are named Jerone on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.