How rare is the name Jeronimo?

4,107 people in the United States have the first name Jeronimo, about 1 in 73,541. It ranks #4,508 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

JERONIMO

#4,508

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,107
About
1 in 73,541
This common or more
84.1%
Who bears it

Of the 4,107 people named Jeronimo, 93.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% as White and 1.1% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Jeronimo peaked in 2025, when 82 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19122025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
82
In 2025*
82
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,280 babies have been given the name since 1912. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Jeronimo by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #4,701. The largest share of babies named Jeronimo, 36.3%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#8,01122
1920s#7,26854
1930s#7,69532
1940s#7,51740
1950s#6,76776
1960s#8,68455
1970s#6,096163
1980s#6,576190
1990s#6,570266
2000s#6,374389
2010s#4,953603
2020s#4,701390
Greatest Generation 1901–273.1%
Silent Generation 1928–452.5%
Baby boom 1946–645.6%
Generation X 1965–809.1%
Millennials 1981–9615.6%
Generation Z 1997–1227.9%
2013 and later36.3%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Jeronimo is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Jeronimo has been most common in Florida (5.6×), Texas (5×), and California (3.8×), and least common in California (3.8×).

1,208 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Jeronimo

#4,506 Alfonzo · 4,109#4,506 Katherin · 4,109#4,509 Krish · 4,106#4,510 Vania · 4,105

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jeronimo, most common first.

#30,611 Jeronima · 284

Also a last name

As a last name, Jeronimo ranks #10,498 of 156,621, with 2,917 people. See Jeronimo as a last name

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