Given name
Jerrica
“one who rules with the spear”·“one who is strong; a talented ruler”
Jerrica is a variant of Jeraldine. In English use, Jeraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.” Jerrica is a variant of Jerica. One American interpretation is “one who is strong; a talented ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerrica is a variant of Jeraldine. In English use, Jeraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.” Jerrica 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
Jerrica 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jerrica connects to the Geraldine name family through Jeraldine. The history of Geraldine gives this family its wider story. The Earl of Surrey created Geraldine in the sixteenth century in a poem praising Lady Fitzgerald. Geraldine remained little used for a time before becoming more established in the eighteenth century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jerrica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,491
- 0 boys · 4,491 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 437 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,355 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,355 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 437 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,682 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.
Jerrica’s family of names
Jerrica has a related form in Jerica. Jerrica has a related form in Jeraldine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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