Jeriah
Jeriah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "Jehovah has exalted".
Name Census estimates that about 2,304 living Americans carry the first name Jeriah. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 84.1% of registrations being male. The average person named Jeriah today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeriah births was 2022 (168 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeriah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jeriah with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jeriah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 148,765 Americans
Peak year
2022
168 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,330
Tracked since 1977
Census
Jeriah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,440 people with the first name Jeriah, which placed it at #9,583 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,583
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,440 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
34.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeriah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeriah is Black at 34.8%. The next largest groups are White (28.6%) and Hispanic (18.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeriah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeriah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American34.8% · 501
- White28.6% · 412
- Hispanic or Latino18.3% · 264
- Two or more races10.2% · 147
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 73
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.0% · 43
Gender
Gender distribution for Jeriah
Jeriah leans heavily male at 84.1% of total registrations, but 369 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jeriah as a male name
- Ranked #1,330 in 2024
- 144 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (160 births)
Jeriah as a female name
- Ranked #9,177 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (27 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeriah leans strongly male. 1,158 people counted with this name were male (80.4%), compared with 282 female bearers (19.6%).
Popularity
Jeriah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeriah from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 841 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeriah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeriah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeriahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. Texas, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Jeriah, while Wisconsin, Tennessee, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 39 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeriah
The name Jeriah has its origins in the Hebrew language, with roots dating back to ancient times. It is believed to be a combination of two Hebrew words, "Yah" and "ra'ah," which together mean "God sees" or "the Lord sees." This suggests a connection to the divine and a sense of being watched over or guided by a higher power.
In the Old Testament, the name Jeriah appears as a variant spelling of Jerijah, which was the name of one of the chief Benjamite warriors who followed King David. This reference can be found in 1 Chronicles 12:4, indicating the name's use among the Israelites during the biblical era.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Jeriah is found in the writings of the 16th-century English historian and antiquarian John Stow. In his work "A Survey of London," published in 1598, Stow mentions a person named Jeriah Heyborne, who was a resident of the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate in London.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jeriah. One such person was Jeriah Bonnel, an American soldier and politician who served as a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1744 and played a crucial role in the defense of Fort Stanwix in 1777.
Another notable Jeriah was Jeriah Swain, an American minister and educator who lived from 1766 to 1846. He served as the president of the University of North Carolina from 1835 to 1868, making him one of the longest-serving university presidents in American history.
In the 19th century, Jeriah Tregoning was a prominent British architect and surveyor. Born in 1785, he was responsible for designing several notable buildings in Cornwall, including the Penzance Union Workhouse and the Penzance Public Library.
Jeriah Head was an American politician and lawyer who lived from 1790 to 1869. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of New Hampshire from 1833 to 1835.
Finally, Jeriah Woodcock was a British naval officer and explorer who lived from 1714 to 1794. He is best known for his role in the exploration of the Pacific Ocean and his participation in the search for the Northwest Passage.
People
Jeriah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeriah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeriah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,304 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeriah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 148,765 US residents.
Is Jeriah a common name?
We classify Jeriah as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,328 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeriah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeriah was 2022, when 168 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeriah is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeriah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,440 people with the name Jeriah, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,583 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeriah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeriah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeriah leans strongly male. 1,158 people counted with this name were male (80.4%), compared with 282 female bearers (19.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeriah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeriah is Black at 34.8%. The next largest groups are White (28.6%) and Hispanic (18.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeriah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jeriah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.8% (501 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeriah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeriah a male name?
Yes, 84.1% of people registered as Jeriah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeriah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeriah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeriah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jeriah as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jeriah, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.