Is Jericho a boy or girl name?
Jericho is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 259 boys were named Jericho, so 6.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.9% of the 6,063 US babies named Jericho were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #903
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,472
- Babies named Jericho since 1970
- 6,063
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 282 babies
Boys and girls named Jericho, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 277 | 101 | 26.7% |
| 1990s | 695 | 79 | 10.2% |
| 2000s | 1,284 | 44 | 3.3% |
| 2010s | 2,064 | 58 | 2.7% |
| 2020s | 1,244 | 77 | 5.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 259 | #903 | 18 | #6,472 |
| 2023 | 262 | #887 | 12 | #8,685 |
| 2022 | 250 | #926 | 16 | #7,113 |
| 2021 | 259 | #890 | 23 | #5,465 |
| 2020 | 214 | #997 | 8 | #11,532 |
| 2019 | 226 | #950 | 11 | #9,377 |
| 2018 | 217 | #954 | 13 | #8,332 |
| 2017 | 199 | #1,018 | 9 | #11,091 |
| 2016 | 230 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 202 | #1,010 | 6 | #15,320 |
| 2014 | 224 | #943 | 8 | #12,419 |
| 2013 | 221 | #926 | 6 | #15,445 |
| 2012 | 191 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 186 | #1,026 | 5 | #18,002 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 173 | #1,074 | 6 | #16,094 |
| 2008 | 168 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,163 | 8 | #13,213 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,296 | 5 | #18,411 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,389 | 6 | #14,960 |
| 2003 | 107 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,247 | 5 | #16,603 |
| 2001 | 125 | #1,124 | 7 | #12,641 |
| 2000 | 118 | #1,169 | 7 | #12,366 |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,633 | 11 | #8,470 |
| 1998 | 72 | #1,520 | 5 | #15,176 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,524 | 10 | #8,444 |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,307 | 8 | #9,960 |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,325 | 10 | #8,405 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,466 | 9 | #9,052 |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,276 | 6 | #12,411 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,755 | 7 | #10,760 |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,425 | 13 | #6,626 |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,648 | 6 | #11,422 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,620 | 6 | #10,408 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,502 | 8 | #7,866 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,479 | 8 | #7,675 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,843 | 10 | #6,406 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,749 | 14 | #5,044 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,922 | 19 | #4,059 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,929 | 30 | #2,951 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,874 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,062 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jericho reached #887 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #2,951 in 1980. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jericho
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.