Recorded 1986–1995 Girls' name Peak 1988 53 births

Jherica — girls' name

53 babies named Jherica in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s37
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Jherica was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jherica in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jherica

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Jherica between 1986 and 1995, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jherica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jherica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jherica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jherica 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 53 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.

Jherica at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

53

Since 1986

10 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1986

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1995

Jherica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1986

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 19951994199319921991199019881986 5

Jherica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 70% of Jherica's all-time total
1980s161990s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jherica?
53 babies have been named Jherica since 1986. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Jherica most popular?
Jherica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jherica been used?
Jherica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 10 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Jherica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhene, Jheri, Jhersi, Jhenesis, 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, 1986–1995 (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.