Boys' name · since 1993
Jeriko
179 babies named Jeriko in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
179 babies have been named Jeriko since 1993, making it today's #10074 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeriko has been recorded 179 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #10074 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #13,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,074 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 179 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeriko ranks #13,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,074 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 179 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeriko's 179 recorded births place it above 69.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jeriko compares
179 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeriko's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeriko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 179 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeriko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeriko splits its recorded history at 2015: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeriko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jeriko by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Jeriko's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jeriko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (50% of all-time use).
Jeriko by state
Where Jeriko concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 179 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jeriko's data
- Jeriko's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jerikos (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 Jeriko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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, 1993–2025 (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 Jeriko 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.