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Gerome

#4,070 most common boys' name of all time · #9,957 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1912–2025

Rank among boys
#4,070
Rank overall
#9,957 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
90 of 146
All-time
1,313
Since 2016
13
Peak year
1962 #1,396
Best rank
#1,396 1962
Girls Boys peak 32/yr
192019401960198020002020

Gerome first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 6 #10,776
2023 7 7 #9,822
2013 8 8 #8,871
2010 8 8 #8,871
2009 8 8 #9,051
2008 14 14 #6,103
2007 9 9 #8,238
2006 6 6 #10,769
2005 6 6 #10,246
2004 9 9 #7,594
2003 5 5 #11,027
2002 14 14 #5,160
2001 13 13 #5,421
2000 12 12 #5,629
1998 6 6 #8,570
1997 17 17 #3,905
1996 10 10 #5,592
1995 11 11 #5,176
1994 12 12 #4,857
1993 11 11 #5,061
1992 13 13 #4,362
1991 14 14 #4,049
1990 12 12 #4,457
1989 20 20 #3,015
1988 11 11 #4,224
1987 14 14 #3,393
1986 7 7 #5,434
1985 10 10 #4,112
1984 20 20 #2,463
1983 20 20 #2,436
1982 13 13 #3,330
1981 24 24 #2,162
1980 17 17 #2,765
1979 25 25 #2,073
1978 15 15 #2,846
1977 24 24 #2,032
1976 23 23 #2,079
1975 14 14 #2,799
1974 23 23 #1,955
1973 27 27 #1,712
1972 20 20 #2,040
1971 22 22 #1,951
1970 26 26 #1,722
1969 20 20 #1,890
1968 21 21 #1,761
1967 29 29 #1,436
1966 24 24 #1,603
1965 16 16 #2,041
1964 32 32 #1,401
1963 24 24 #1,649
1962 32 32 #1,396
1961 23 23 #1,716
1960 27 27 #1,568
1959 20 20 #1,847
1958 26 26 #1,549
1957 19 19 #1,866
1956 28 28 #1,502
1955 24 24 #1,602
1954 22 22 #1,657
1953 28 28 #1,450
1952 16 16 #1,980
1951 16 16 #1,952
1950 18 18 #1,801
1949 19 19 #1,742
1948 21 21 #1,639
1947 12 12 #2,317
1946 8 8 #2,797
1945 6 6 #3,161
1944 6 6 #3,263
1943 14 14 #2,055
1941 11 11 #2,293
1940 14 14 #1,963
1939 7 7 #2,976
1938 6 6 #3,355
1937 7 7 #3,038
1936 5 5 #3,746
1935 5 5 #3,824
1934 5 5 #3,854
1932 9 9 #2,764
1931 10 10 #2,587
1929 11 11 #2,544
1928 9 9 #2,981
1927 7 7 #3,582
1925 7 7 #3,543
1924 6 6 #4,016
1923 6 6 #3,970
1921 5 5 #4,477
1920 7 7 #3,616
1919 14 14 #2,246
1912 5 5 #2,787