Girls' name · since 1990

Jericah

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Jericah, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

31
total births
1990–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Jericah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jericah has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1997.

  • 31 total births
  • 1990–1997 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jericah's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jericah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jericah's full recorded timeline at 1992, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jericah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 19901991199219941997 5

Jericah by decade

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

1990s was Jericah's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jericah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jericah?
Jericah has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 9 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Jericah most popular?
Jericah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Jericah been used?
The SSA has tracked Jericah since 1990 -- 8 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Jericah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1990–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jericah: Baby Name Since 1990 - 31 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jericah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jericah 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 July 2026.