Jerome

Jerome is a male given name: 99% of people named Jerome are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Jerome · Jérôme

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, France, Belgium
Also spelled: Jérôme
US births since 1880: 159,651 male / 1,061 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jerome

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jerome," in English, "Guten Tag Jerome," in German. Jerome is a male given name: about 99% of people named Jerome are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jerome,

German

Guten Tag Jerome,

French

Bonjour Jerome,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jerome:

Chinese

Jerome您好：

Japanese

Jerome様

English

Hi Jerome,

German

Hi Jerome,

French

Salut Jerome,

Spanish

Hola Jerome,

Chinese

Jerome你好：

Japanese

Jeromeさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Jerome by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
France	common	man's name	98%
Belgium	uncommon	man's name	98%
Luxembourg	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

159,651 male · 1,061 female · 160,712 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jerome a male or female name?

Jerome is a male given name: 99% of people named Jerome are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Jerome in an email?

Is Jerome a unisex name?

Jerome is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Jerome are men. Jerome leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jerome a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jerome (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_jerome,
  title  = {Is Jerome a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jerome},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}