Meaning: Its source is Hieronymos, a Greek name meaning "Sanctified name."In French, this name is spelled with accents -- Jérôme.Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch, English and French.Nicknames: JerryAlternative Spellings: Gerome and JerromeNon-English Forms: Geronimo, Jerónimo, Girolamo and JeroenSource Forms: HieronymosPopularity: The name Jerome ranked 503rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 166th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.