Given name
Jerah
“God has seen”·“a religious woman”
Jerah is a variant of Jeriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.” Jerah is a variant of Jera. One American interpretation is “a religious woman.”
Original Hebrewירח
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerah is a variant of Jeriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.” Jerah is a variant of Jera. One American interpretation is “a religious woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerah is a variant of Jeriah. An origin associated with Jeriah is Hebrew. Jerah is a variant of Jera. An origin associated with Jera is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun yareah (ירח), “moon.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jerah appears in Genesis 10:26.
From biblical name research
Jerah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101
- 0 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerah’s family of names
Jerah has a related form in Jera. Jerah has a related form in Jeriah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.