Given name
Jeriko
“from the city of the moon”
Jeriko is a variant of Jericho. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeriko is a variant of Jericho. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the moon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jeriko 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jeriko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 179
- 179 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,138 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,138 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2018.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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