Jerko
- Meaning:
- Sacred name
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Jerko
Croatian diminutive of Jeronim (Jerome), from Greek Hieronymos ('sacred name'); common in Dalmatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- September 30 (sv. Jeronim)
Popularity with newborns
Jerko has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
1,640 people in Croatia are called Jerko, according to the 2021 census. That is #401 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Jerko is recorded in 20 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.