Given name
Jerika
“one who is strong; a talented ruler”
Jerika is a variant of Jerica. One American interpretation is “one who is strong; a talented ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerika 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
Jerika 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,457
- 0 boys · 1,457 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
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 106 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,279 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 2
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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