Jericho
- Pronunciation
- [Je-ri-cho]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- City Of The Moon. In The Bible Jericho Was A Canaan City Destroyed When Its Walls Fell Down.
- Origin
- Arabic
Jericho Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,704 baby boys have been named Jericho. The name peaked in 2023 with 262 US births that year (rank #887). In 2024, ranked #903 nationally.
Top States for Jericho
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Jericho births are: California (708), Texas (492), Florida (191).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Jericho
If you like Jericho's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
7-Letter Names Starting with J
Names with Jericho's exact length and starting letter: Jaantje, Jacalyn, Jacelyn, Jacenta, Jacinda.
Quick Facts About Jericho
US Popularity History (2013–2025)
Annual US births named Jericho by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 269 boys named Jericho (boy rank #886 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Jericho Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Jericho the strongest states are New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #388 | 37 |
| 2 | Arkansas | #471 | 29 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | #573 | 54 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #611 | 31 |
| 5 | Colorado | #614 | 50 |
| 6 | Missouri | #723 | 51 |
| 7 | Tennessee | #724 | 63 |
| 8 | Indiana | #781 | 62 |
| 9 | Washington | #783 | 71 |
| 10 | Arizona | #787 | 35 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | #900 | 27 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #897 | 25 |
| 3 | Ohio | #888 | 37 |
| 4 | Florida | #879 | 79 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #878 | 43 |
| 6 | California | #859 | 223 |
| 7 | Texas | #840 | 265 |
| 8 | Michigan | #829 | 25 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #793 | 17 |
| 10 | Arizona | #787 | 35 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Jericho in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerico | City Of The Moon. Variant Of Hebrew Jericho. | Male | Spanish |
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Compare Jericho to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jericho against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).