Girls' name · since 1986
Jericha
222 babies named Jericha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jericha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 222 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jericha has been recorded 222 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2018.
- #18,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 222 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jericha ranks #18,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jericha's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jericha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jericha's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jericha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2018
- Peak year (1997)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jericha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Jericha's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jericha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (54% of all-time use).
Jericha by state
Where Jericha concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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- Jericha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jerichas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jericha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1986–2018 (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 Jericha 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.