Boys' name · since 1970
Jerico
889 babies named Jerico in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 889
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerico is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 889 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Jerico recorded 889 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #5,534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 889 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerico ranks #5,534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 889 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 889
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerico's 889 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jerico's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerico splits its recorded history at 1999: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerico popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jerico popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1980 (Jerico as girls' name)
Jerico by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (226 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jerico's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jerico births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 226 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jerico 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 Jerico's total volume
Jerico by state
Where Jerico concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 0.9% |
60 of 889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerico's data
- Jerico's decade-level peak was the 1990s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jericos (60 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jerico: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Jerico 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.