Given name & surname
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is used as a given name and a surname.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jerusalem isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerusalem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 478
- 149 boys · 329 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #7,393 for boys · #11,356 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,393 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 542 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.
Jerusalem’s family of names
See also 18
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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Amaree
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