Jerame
Masculine · “sacred name”
Jerame is a two-syllable name close to Jerome and Jeremy, with an -ame ending that rhymes with fame. It has a firm, confident sound.
How old is the name Jerame?
Jerame first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Jerame alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 500 people named Jerame are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jerame most popular?
Jerame peaked in 1979, reaching #1464 nationally. See the whole 1979 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hieronymos / Yirmeyahu to Jerame
The story of Jerame
Jerome came into English through Saint Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin, and Jeremy through the prophet Jeremiah. American families gave both names new spellings, and Jerame sits between them, with the stress on the second syllable like Jerome and an ending that looks like a word. The record does not say which name a family started from.
Meaningscholars disagree
sacred name, if from Jerome
Jerame may respell Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos, sacred name, or Jeremy, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu. The record does not say which.
How the name formed
- Hieronymos / Yirmeyahu
- Jerome / Jeremy
- Jerame
Pronouncing Jerame
juh-RAYM
Stress on the second syllable, rhyming with fame. Some say juh-ROHM, like Jerome.
Nicknames for Jerame
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 197941 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1464reached in 1979
- Change vs 2008
- +20.0%6 in 2011, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jerames among us
people named Jerame are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Jerame sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like familiar names.
- Jerry is a ready short form.
- People will write Jerome.
- The spelling does not settle whether it rhymes with fame or with home.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jerames are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Jerame are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jerame in 2025?
- Jerame is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Jerame with classmates?
- Jerame will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.
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