Given name
Jericka
“one who is strong; a talented ruler”
Jericka is a variant of Jerica. One American interpretation is “one who is strong; a talented ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jericka is a variant of Jerica. One American interpretation is “one who is strong; a talented ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jericka is a variant of Jerica. An origin associated with Jerica is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jericka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 442
- 0 boys · 442 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 39 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 394 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.
Jericka’s family of names
Jericka has a related form in Jerica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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