Jerusha — #8939 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Jerusha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,189 babies named Jerusha between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerusha currently holds the #8939 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerusha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Jerusha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jerusha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerusha 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 1,189 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.