Boy or Girl

Is Jerica a boy or girl name?

Jerica was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,908 US babies named Jerica were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#12,681
Babies named Jerica since 1970
3,908
Most popular year
1988
341 babies
Babies named Jerica each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jerica from 1970 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0100200300400198020002020

Boys and girls named Jerica, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0168100%
1980s01,292100%
1990s01,649100%
2000s0598100%
2010s0163100%
2020s038100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–7#12,681
20230–5#16,235
20220–9#10,747
20210–9#10,637
20200–8#11,531
20190–11#9,376
20180–14#7,934
20170–11#9,596
20160–16#7,403
20150–13#8,670
20140–21#6,092
20130–15#7,946
20120–16#7,615
20110–19#6,702
20100–27#5,165
20090–28#5,147
20080–42#3,811
20070–40#3,944
20060–63#2,792
20050–65#2,612
20040–59#2,764
20030–66#2,476
20020–80#2,118
20010–75#2,179
20000–80#2,064
19990–87#1,835
19980–87#1,792
19970–105#1,542
19960–134#1,292
19950–120#1,372
19940–172#1,057
19930–201#939
19920–208#936
19910–248#827
19900–287#730
19890–337#627
19880–341#592
19870–211#828
19860–136#1,094
19850–59#1,889
19840–45#2,206
19830–46#2,139
19820–51#2,037
19810–34#2,679
19800–32#2,824
19790–34#2,639
19780–28#2,895
19770–27#2,939
19760–24#3,038
19750–15#4,232
19740–14#4,312
19730–6#7,811
19720–9#5,657
19710–5#8,843
19700–6#7,438

Highest rank

Jerica has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #592 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jerica

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.