Recorded 1983–2016 Girls' name Peak 1989 442 births

Jericka — girls' name

442 babies named Jericka in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s911990s2132000s872010s51

The verdict

442 girls have been named Jericka since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

442
total births
1983–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jericka was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

39 babies were named Jericka in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jericka

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Jericka between 1983 and 2016, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jericka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jericka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jericka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jericka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jericka 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 442 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.

Jericka at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

442

Since 1983

34 years of records

Peak year

1989

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1983

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jericka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1983

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
39
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Jericka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
213 births that decade — 48% of Jericka's all-time total
1980s911990s2132000s872010s51

Jericka by state

Where Jericka concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jericka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.5%
Texas share of Jericka's total US births 2.5%

11 of 442 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jericka?
442 babies have been named Jericka since 1983. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 39 births.
When was Jericka most popular?
Jericka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jericka most popular?
The top states for the name Jericka are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Jericka been used?
Jericka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 34 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jericka?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2016 (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.