Jerusha

Where Jerusha comes from

From Hebrew ירושה.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jerusha
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1864
    Jerusha Davidson Richardson born
    English philanthropist and author
  2. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #908
    #908 among girls with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1891
    Jerusha Jhirad born
    Indian physician
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Jerusha Jhirad · Indian physician, 1891–1984
  • Jerusha Davidson Richardson · English philanthropist and author, 1864–1938
  • Jerusha Hess · American screenwriter, born 1980

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.