Jerome vs Roderick
Jerome and Roderickcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1990, Jerome was ranked #323 and Roderick #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jerome was ranked #1406 and Roderick #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Jerome and Roderick over time
Jerome and Roderick appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Jerome held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roderick in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jerome reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roderick in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jerome and Roderick changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1990, ending at #323 and #323.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jerome and Roderick averaged 25.7 places apart, ending at #323 and #323.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jerome #230 in 1996, Roderick #1040 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2025
Jerome held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Roderick in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jerome #230 in 1996, Roderick #1040 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jerome #1406, Roderick #3684.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1964–1990
Jerome held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roderick in 9.
Highest recorded here: Jerome #119 in 1964, Roderick #146 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Jerome #323, Roderick #323.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jerome | Roderick |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1406 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jerome and Roderick both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jerome
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1406 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Roderick
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys