How Many People Are Named Jerome Charleston?

There are approximately 1 people named Jerome Charleston living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jerome with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Charleston. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jerome

Last Name

Charleston

Jerome: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jerome. The peak year was 1954 with 3,129 births. The average person named Jerome today is 58 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jerome

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jerome in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jerome rose or fell over time.

White

51.85%

Black

37.66%

Hispanic

3.19%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.38%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.02%

Two or More Races

2.91%

Ancestry of the Charleston Surname

The surname Charleston was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Charleston in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

28.57%

Black

59.90%

Hispanic

3.58%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.60%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.38%

Two or More Races

4.97%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jerome" has an estimated frequency of 0.0289% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Charleston" appears at a rate of 1.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jerome are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jerome

Jerome Smith Jerome Johnson Jerome Williams Jerome Brown Jerome Jones Jerome Garcia Jerome Powell Jerome Tatum

Other people with the surname Charleston

Michael Charleston James Charleston John Charleston David Charleston Robert Charleston William Charleston Grace Charleston Juanita Charleston

Jerome Charleston: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jerome Charleston?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Jerome Charleston are alive in the United States today. The first name Jerome is shared by 99,042 Americans, and the surname Charleston is shared by 3,620.

How rare is the name Jerome Charleston?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Jerome is uncommon and the surname Charleston is rare.

Is Jerome a male or female name?

Jerome is predominantly male, with 99.3% of bearers being male and 0.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1954 and the average bearer today is 58 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jerome?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jerome was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (51.85%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (37.66%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (3.38%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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