Jericho

Where Jericho comes from

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jericho
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Jericho through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #4,724 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Jericho Brown born
    American writer
  3. 1979
    Jericho Rosales born
    Filipino actor and model
  4. 1981
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #883
    269 babies named Jericho, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Jericho Rosales · Filipino actor and model, born 1979
  • Jericho Brown · American writer, born 1976
  • Jericho Sims · American basketball player, born 1998
  • Jericho Petilla · Filipino politician
  • Jericho Shinde · Zambian footballer, born 1959

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.