How Many People Are Named Jeronimo?
An estimated 2,013 people in the United States have the first name Jeronimo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jeronimo peaked in popularity in 2023 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeronimo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jeronimo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,013
About 1 in 170,270 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2023
80 births
Total Registered
2,198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeronimo
Jeronimo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,198 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jeronimo as a male name
Ranked #2,174 in 2024
67 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (80 births)
Jeronimo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeronimo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 603 babies were registered. While Jeronimo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jeronimo by Decade
How has Jeronimo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jeronimo by State
Birth registrations for Jeronimo span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, North Carolina, Illinois. On average, about 144 Jeronimos were registered per state.
Jeronimo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeronimo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jeronimo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeronimo?
We estimate approximately 2,013 people named Jeronimo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 170,270 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeronimo a common name?
Jeronimo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeronimo most popular?
Jeronimo reached peak popularity in 2023, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeronimo is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeronimo a male name?
Jeronimo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeronimo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeronimo Smith, Jeronimo Johnson, Jeronimo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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