Given name
Jeriah
“God has seen”
Jeriah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.”
Original Hebrewיריה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ra'a (ראה), “to see.”
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 Jeriah appears in 1 Chronicles 23:19, 1 Chronicles 26:31.
- 1 Chronicles 23:19
- 1 Chronicles 26:31
From biblical name research
Jeriah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,477
- 2,097 boys · 380 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 147
- #1,368 for boys · #9,130 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 89% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 136 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,368 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 62.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,440 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.
Jeriah’s family of names
Jeriah has a related form in Jera. Jeriah has a related form in Jerra. Jeriah has a related form in Jerah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 15
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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