Is Jeriah a boy or girl name?

Jeriah is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,477 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.3% were girls and 84.7% were boys.

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Jeriah

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Jeriah was most popular in 2022, when 168 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,535 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,733, with 147 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,477 people named Jeriah.

Jeriah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeriah’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeriah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeriah is mostly a boy’s name — 15.3% of the 2,477 Americans given it were girls and 84.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jeriah

Where Jeriah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org