Jericho

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
Given to boys 94.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 269 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,978
since 1970

Jericho over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #2,940, 1980girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720#883269
2024#6,39418#904259
2023#8,48612#884263
2022#6,98416#923250
2021#5,39823#890259
2020#11,0908#996214
2019#9,11211#949226
2018#8,14613#952218
2017#10,6899#1,016199
2016—#923230
2015#14,4826#998204
2014#11,9318#938224
2013#14,5826#925221
2012—#1,023191
2011#16,7645#1,025186
2010—#1,119168
2009#15,2426#1,074173
2008—#1,095169
2007#12,6768#1,162152
2006#17,1685#1,294128
2005—#1,453101
2004#14,1796#1,384103
2003—#1,305107
2002#15,4325#1,244109
2001#12,0567#1,123125
2000#11,8017#1,165118
1999#8,22311#1,62466
1998#14,1225#1,51572
1997—#1,36681
1996#8,13210#1,51766
1995#9,5538#1,30781
1994#8,12210#1,32278
1993#8,7199#1,46064
1992#11,7386#1,27479
1991#10,2717#1,74446
1990#6,46513#1,42062
1989#10,8476#1,64148
1988—#1,70641
1987#9,8256#3,52113
1986—#2,51021
1985#7,5638#3,40113
1984#7,3988#2,43720
1983#6,21210#1,82230
1982#4,94514#1,73433
1981#4,00519#1,89929
1980#2,94030#1,91029
1979—#1,90328
1978—#2,79915
1977—#2,13122
1976—#2,94613
1975—#2,28819
1974—#2,12920
1973—#3,6948
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1971—#3,14610
1970—#4,7245
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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five boys were named Jericho! It came in at #4,724, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Jericho is popular in 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #859 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 11,652 boysCAUtah: #559 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,241 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNEMissouri: #673 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,685 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #534 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,062 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jericho, so not publishedHITexas: #1,495 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 24,561 boysTXFlorida: #854 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,982 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#534 · 1 in 4,062
  2. Utah#559 · 1 in 4,241
  3. Missouri#673 · 1 in 6,685
  4. Florida#854 · 1 in 8,982
  5. California#859 · 1 in 11,652

Best ever in a state: #180 in Hawaii, 1999.

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Oklahoma#53451 in 4,062
Utah#55951 in 4,241
Missouri#67351 in 6,685
Florida#854101 in 8,982
California#859211 in 11,652
Texas#1,49571 in 24,561
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jericho
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#904 → #883)
  • 113 spots since 2020 (#996 → #883)
  • 115 spots since 2015 (#998 → #883)
  • Biggest jump: 106 spots in 2021 (#996 → #890)
  • Biggest drop: 93 spots in 2017 (#923 → #1,016)
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 2025 at #883 (269 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,350
  • Highest: 1 in 6,350 boys born in 2025 were named Jericho (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 34.6% of all boys named Jericho (2,067) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1981
  • Mostly girls until 1980, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s140#1,903 (1979)#2,862
1980s277#1,641 (1989)#2,258
1990s695#1,274 (1992)#1,455
2000s1,285#1,074 (2009)#1,230
2010s2,067#923 (2016)#987
2020s1,514#883 (2025)#913

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jericho in 2001

girls
#12,056
7 births · 1 in 257,232 girls
boys
#1,123
125 births · 1 in 15,543 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #12,056Jericho7

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #1,123Jericho125
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 257,232 of them was named Jericho, which outranked 32.9% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jericho
  1. #11,020Zorah8
  2. #11,020Zykiria8
  3. #11,020Zyonna8
  4. #12,056Jericho7
  5. #12,056Aaisha7
  6. #12,056Aajaylah7
  7. #12,056Aaliayah7
  8. #13,521Aaleah6
  9. #13,521Aalyssa6
  10. #13,521Aamira6

Tied with 1,464 names at #12,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 15,543 of them was named Jericho, which outranked 90.9% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jericho
  1. #1,118Konnor126
  2. #1,118Madison126
  3. #1,118Sami126
  4. #1,123Jericho125
  5. #1,123Dayne125
  6. #1,123Kyron125
  7. #1,123Leslie125
  8. #1,129Auston124
  9. #1,129Dejuan124
  10. #1,129Jelani124

Tied with 5 names at #1,123; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2001 →