Given name & surname
Jericho
“from the city of the moon”
Jericho is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ, from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), from Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jericho through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,357
- 5,978 boys · 379 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 289 babies
- 2025
- 289
- #886 for boys · #6,008 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 269 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 886 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 20 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,489 as a first name in 2020; 246 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jericho’s family of names
Jericho has a related form in Jerico. Jericho has a related form in Jerrico. Jericho has a related form in Jericco.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jerikovariant
- Jerrichovariant
- Jerricovariant
- Jericovariant
- Jerickovariant
- Jerrickovariant
- Jerrikovariant
- Jerychkovariant
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jericho
- Jericho RosalesFilipino actor and modelborn 1979
- Jericho SimsAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
- Jericho BrownAmerican writerborn 1976
- Jericho ShindeZambian footballerborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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