Is Jerusha a boy or girl name?

Jerusha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,197 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jerusha

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Jerusha was most popular in 1975, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,197 people named Jerusha.

Jerusha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jerusha’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jerusha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jerusha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,197 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.

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