Unisex name · since 1977
Jeriah
Jeriah has 2,097 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,097
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeriah is the #1368 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,097 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jeriah recorded 2,097 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #1368 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,368 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,097 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeriah ranks #3,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,368 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,097 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,097
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jeriah's 2,097 recorded births place it above 92.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jeriah compares
2,097 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeriah's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeriah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,097 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeriah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 160 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeriah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jeriah popularity over time - girls
380 total births recorded since 1996 (Jeriah as girls' name)
Jeriah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (786 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Jeriah's strongest decade.
786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jeriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
441 births
- 2010s
2010s
695 births
- 2020s
2020s
786 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 786 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jeriah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jeriah's total volume
Jeriah by state
Where Jeriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 153 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 76 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 52 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 16 | 0.8% |
246 of 2,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Jeriah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jeriahs (246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeriah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.