How Many People Are Named Jerusha?
people named Jerusha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 339,408 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,197 babies named Jerusha in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
52 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "possession" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah and the mother of Jotham.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jerusha in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jerusha alive today is about 37 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 25 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jerusha first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1975, to 52 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jerusha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #968, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #11,353.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,353 |
| Best rank | #968 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,642 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jerusha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jerusha were born in California than in any other state: about 43 of those alive today.
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