Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 596 births

Jeric — boys' name

596 babies named Jeric in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s691990s1572000s2032010s1102020s27
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jeric was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jeric in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeric

The Social Security Administration has registered 596 babies named Jeric between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeric performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeric in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeric in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 596 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeric at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

596

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jeric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
26
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 202320172011200519991993198619781976 8

Jeric by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
203 births that decade — 34% of Jeric's all-time total
1970s301980s691990s1572000s2032010s1102020s27

Jeric by state

Where Jeric concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jeric
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 12.2%
#2 Texas
12 2.0%
California share of Jeric's total US births 12.2%
Even split

73 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeric?
596 babies have been named Jeric since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 26 births.
When was Jeric most popular?
Jeric was most popular in the 2000s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jeric most popular?
The top states for the name Jeric are California (73 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Jeric been used?
Jeric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jeric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.