How Many People Are Named Jericho?
people named Jericho are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 54,633 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,357 babies named Jericho in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
289 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a city in Israel which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain, but it may be related to the Hebrew word ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ΅ΧΦ· (yareach) meaning "moon", or otherwise to the Hebrew word Χ¨Φ΅ΧΧΦ· (reyach) meaning "fragrant".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jericho, 6% were girls and 94% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1970s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 6% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Jericho alive today is about 15 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 23 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Jericho first appears in the records in 1970, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 289 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
π Rank History
Jericho has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #884, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #886.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #886 |
| Best rank | #884 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #998 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Jericho alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jericho were born in California than in any other state: about 752 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jericho was given 3.8 times as often in New Mexico, 2.2 times in Oklahoma and 2.1 times in Colorado.
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