Fun Facts About the Name Jeron
- More than 2 thousand babies named Jeron: U.S. records list 2,318 babies given the name Jeron from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jeron Mean?
Jeron is a rare masculine given name. It is most often explained as a Dutch or English short form of Jerome (Dutch Jeroen), from the Greek name Hieronymos. That Greek name combines hieros, "sacred" or "holy," with onoma, "name," giving the literal meaning "sacred name" or "holy name." In that derivation, Jeron shares the same root as Latin Hieronymus, French Jérôme, Spanish Jerónimo, and Italian Girolamo.
A separate name, Jaron (Hebrew Yaron, יָרוֹן), is sometimes respelled Jeron in English. Jaron comes from a Hebrew root associated with singing or joyful shouting and is often translated "he will sing" or "he will shout for joy." This is not the same derivation as Jerome. Because Jeron and Jaron look and sound alike, the two are sometimes confused, and the meaning of any particular use of Jeron can be uncertain.
Jeron Name History & Origins
The name Jerome derives from Latin Hieronymus, which was taken from Greek Hieronymos. Its most famous bearer was Saint Jerome, the Christian scholar who translated the Bible into Latin. The Latin name and its vernacular equivalents were used in Christian Europe; among them are Dutch Jeroen, French Jérôme, Spanish Jerónimo, and Italian Girolamo. Jeron is not the standard English form of this name - Jerome is - but it is sometimes treated as a short form or variant of Dutch Jeroen.
The Hebrew name Yaron, commonly transliterated Jaron, is used in modern Hebrew and has become an English given name. Its English spelling Jeron is a separate development from the Jerome family. Because Jeron is uncommon in English, its history is not as clearly documented as the histories of Jerome or Jaron.
How Popular is the Name Jeron?
Jeron has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2001. Its best rank was #1,202 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,264 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #7,442 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,477 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,484 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #5,880 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,119 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #6,583 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,860 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,194 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,659 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #4,127 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #5,578 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #3,902 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #3,079 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,550 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #2,934 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #2,636 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2008 | #2,915 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #2,489 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #2,766 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #2,869 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #2,267 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #2,407 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2002 | #2,176 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2001 | #1,534 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 2000 | #1,807 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1999 | #1,634 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 1998 | #1,839 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1997 | #1,825 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #1,888 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1995 | #1,539 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 1994 | #1,487 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 1993 | #1,607 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1992 | #1,312 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #1,341 | 71 | 0.0035% |
| 1990 | #1,343 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1989 | #1,333 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 1988 | #1,276 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,374 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1986 | #1,350 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1985 | #1,400 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1984 | #1,471 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1983 | #1,284 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1982 | #1,500 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #1,202 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #1,364 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1979 | #1,400 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 1978 | #1,671 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #1,498 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1976 | #1,629 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #1,439 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 1974 | #1,765 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1973 | #2,171 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,045 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #2,322 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,565 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #2,952 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #3,910 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,104 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,108 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,708 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,813 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,822 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,760 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,122 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1952 | #3,550 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,971 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1942 | #3,387 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,293 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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