Girls' name · since 1978
Jerika
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,457 babies named Jerika, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,457
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,457 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Jerika recorded 1,457 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1978 to 2024.
- #5,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,457 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerika ranks #5,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,457 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,457
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jerika's 1,457 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Jerika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerika splits its recorded history at 2001: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jerika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (639 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Jerika's strongest decade.
639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jerika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
345 births
- 1990s
1990s
639 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 639 births (44% of all-time use).
How Jerika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jerika's total volume
Jerika by state
Where Jerika concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
70 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jerika appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Jerika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (639 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jerikas (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jerika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Jerika 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.