Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2021
Jerusalema
24 babies named Jerusalema in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17256
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Jerusalema is the #17256 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24 recorded since 2021.
Jerusalema has 24 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17256 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- #17256 among girls today
- 24 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jerusalema is currently the #17256 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 24 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17256
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Jerusalema vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17256
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Jerusalema was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Jerusalema in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Jerusalema compares
24 8th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jerusalema's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerusalema | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jerusalema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerusalema's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerusalema at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,256
Active since
2021
Jerusalema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Jerusalema by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Jerusalema's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jerusalema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jerusalema? ▼
Since 2021, Social Security records show 24 babies named Jerusalema. Today it holds rank #17256 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 8 births.
When was Jerusalema most popular? ▼
Jerusalema was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Jerusalema been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jerusalema since 2021 -- 5 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jerusalema? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Jerusalema
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2021–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jerusalema: #17256 Girls' Name - 24 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerusalema. 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 Jerusalema 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 June 2026.