Girls' name · since 1982
Jeriesha
Jeriesha has 34 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 1982–1992
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Jeriesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Jeriesha recorded 34 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1992.
- 34 total births
- 1982–1992 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeriesha's 34 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeriesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeriesha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeriesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1992
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jeriesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jeriesha's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Jeriesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Jeriesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1982–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeriesha: Baby Name Since 1982 - 34 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeriesha. 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 Jeriesha 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.