Recorded 1980–2002 Girls' name Peak 1993 60 births

Jerisha — girls' name

60 babies named Jerisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Jerisha since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

60
total births
1980–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jerisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jerisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Jerisha between 1980 and 2002, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jerisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerisha 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 60 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.

Jerisha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

60

Since 1980

23 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1980

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jerisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1980

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Jerisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 53% of Jerisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerisha?
60 babies have been named Jerisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Jerisha most popular?
Jerisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Jerisha been used?
Jerisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 23 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jerisha?
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, 1980–2002 (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.