Recorded 1980–2020 Girls' name Peak 1991 615 births

Jerrika — girls' name

615 babies named Jerrika in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1301990s2992000s1242010s562020s6
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jerrika was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

48 babies were named Jerrika in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerrika

The Social Security Administration has registered 615 babies named Jerrika between 1980 and 2020, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerrika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerrika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerrika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerrika in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerrika 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 615 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.

Jerrika at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

615

Since 1980

41 years of records

Peak year

1991

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1980

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jerrika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1980

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
48
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0102030405060 20202013200820031998199319881980 7

Jerrika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
299 births that decade — 49% of Jerrika's all-time total
1980s1301990s2992000s1242010s562020s6

Jerrika by state

Where Jerrika concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jerrika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.4%
#2 California
13 2.1%
#3 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#4 Ohio
5 0.8%
#5 Tennessee
5 0.8%
Texas share of Jerrika's total US births 2.4%
Even split

15 of 615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerrika?
615 babies have been named Jerrika since 1980. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 48 births.
When was Jerrika most popular?
Jerrika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jerrika most popular?
The top states for the name Jerrika are Texas (15 births), California (13 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jerrika been used?
Jerrika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 41 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jerrika?
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, 1980–2020 (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.