Jeriah
Jeriah was the 1368th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 136 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1233rd with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 944 places. More babies were named Jeriah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,368 boys, up 247 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 136boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,477babies recorded
Jeriah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,130 | #1,368 | 11 | 136 |
| 2020 | #7,737 | #1,615 | 14 | 100 |
| 2010 | #8,463 | #2,275 | 14 | 57 |
| 2000 | #12,365 | #2,947 | 7 | 30 |
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| 1980 | — | #5,865 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Jeriah, counting every spelling?
Jeriah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,307 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,368 for Jeriah on its own. Together these spellings went to 136 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeriah | 136 | #1,368 | 686 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jeriah?
136 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeriah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeriah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 62 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeriah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeriah?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Jeriah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Jeriah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jeriah by state
How common Jeriah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeriah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeriah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeriah
How popular is the name Jeriah?
Jeriah was the 1368th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 136 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1233rd with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 944 places. More babies were named Jeriah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jeriah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Jeriah in the US.
Where is Jeriah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeriah was most common in Pennsylvania (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Indiana.