Name Legacy

Jerika

Recorded 1978–2024 · United States

Jerika was most popular in 1988, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,210 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,457 people named Jerika.

Most popular in1988
Rank that year#2,210
Births that year106
Total since 18801,457
Given to100% girls

Jerika over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jerika’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jerika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jerika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,457 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Jerika

Where Jerika 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