Jereme

Meaning & origin

Jereme is a modern respelling of Jerome that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969, during the peak popularity of similar-sounding names like Jeremy and Jason. The name reached its highest usage in 1977, though it never entered the top 1000. Since 1985, its popularity has steadily declined, and as of 2025, it is given to only a handful of boys each year (fewer than 1 in 1,000,000 births). Jereme saw the most use in the 1970s before falling out of favor. This variant reflects a broader American trend of personalizing traditional names by altering spellings, but it remains much less common than the original Jerome or the related Jeremy.

Jereme is an English variant spelling of Jerome, which derives from the Greek name Hieronymos, meaning 'sacred name' (hieros 'sacred' + onoma 'name'). Jerome was a common name in early Christianity, most notably borne by Saint Jerome, the 4th-century scholar who translated the Bible into Latin. The variant Jereme emerged in the United States in the late 20th century, reflecting a trend toward simplified or phonetic spellings.