Jeronimo

A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning sacred name; Spanish form of Jerome.

Babies a year
56
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jeronimo by the numbers

Jeronimo was given to 56 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 71 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Jerome

Like Jeronimo, each of these traces back to Jerome: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • JerryGod will exalt; diminutive of Gerald or Jerome494 in the US (2017)
  • Jeromesacred name; holy name253 in the US (2017)
  • Jeroneexalted by the lord; spelling variant of Jerome5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jeronimo

Names that are said the same way as Jeronimo, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Geronimosacred name; from Italian Geronimo39 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean holiness

Like Jeronimo, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
  • SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
  • Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
  • Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
  • ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
  • Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jeronimo

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