Jerome Williams
There are approximately 517 people named Jerome Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 662,968 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jerome with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
517
1 in 662,968
Named Jerome
99K
Alive today
Named Williams
1.8M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 99K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 58
Top Census group: White (51.8%)
Estimated bearers: 1.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #3
Per 100K: 522.38
Top ancestry: Black (46.2%)
First name trend
Jerome: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jerome. The peak year was 1954 with 3,129 births. The average person named Jerome today is 58 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerome
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jerome, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 51.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerome described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jerome at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White51.8% · 48,143
- Black or African American37.7% · 34,970
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 3,141
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 2,958
- Two or more races2.9% · 2,701
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 943
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Williams surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Williams, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 46.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Williams described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Williams at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American46.2% · 721,683
- White43.8% · 684,271
- Two or more races5.1% · 79,393
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 54,634
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 12,205
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 9,209
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jerome has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0289% of the US population, based on 99,042 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jerome right now.
The surname Williams appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.5224%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 517 people with the full name Jerome Williams. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jerome Williams: questions and answers
How many people are named Jerome Williams?
We estimate approximately 517 people in the United States share the full name Jerome Williams. That works out to about 1 in 662,968 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0289%) with the surname frequency (522.38 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jerome Williams?
We classify Jerome Williams as "Very Rare". About 1 in 662,968 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jerome a male or female name?
Jerome is predominantly male. Out of 162,136 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Jerome profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Jerome Williams?
Find out how many people are called Jerome Williams on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.