Given name
Jerico
“from the city of the moon”
Jerico is a variant of Jericho. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerico is a variant of Jericho. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerico is a variant of Jericho. An origin associated with Jericho is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
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
Jerico through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 897
- 889 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 12 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,099 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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