Jerusha
Jerusha was the 11357th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 968th; the most babies were born in 1975 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 33 places. More babies were named Jerusha in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,357 girls, down 716 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197552 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,197babies recorded
Jerusha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,357 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,641 | 9 |
| 2010 | #11,695 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,961 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,266 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,625 | 36 |
| 1970 | #4,603 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,082 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,845 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jerusha, counting every spelling?
Jerusha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jerusha?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jerusha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jerusha 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jerusha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jerusha?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Jerusha are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 26 and 49. That makes Jerusha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
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Questions about the name Jerusha
How popular is the name Jerusha?
Jerusha was the 11357th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 968th; the most babies were born in 1975 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 33 places. More babies were named Jerusha in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jerusha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jerusha in the US.