Jericho

Meaning: Possibly city of the moon
Origin: Hebrew — From the name of the biblical city

Boy's name · #886 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Jericho is climbing: on the charts since 1970, it is ranked #886 in 2025, with about 270 boys given the name last year. Roughly 6,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,049 in Canada (2025) · #4,924 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,089 in England & Wales (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #14,741 in Italy (2022) · #2,711 in Austria (2017) · #413 in New Zealand (2013) · #596 in Ireland (2006) · #3,650 in France (2004).

Famous Jerichos

Jericho Rosales — Filipino actor and singer (born 1979)
Jericho Sims — American basketball player (born 1998)
Jericho Brown — American poet and professor (born 1976)
Jericho Cruz — Filipino basketball player (born 1990)
Jericho Petilla — Filipino politician (born 1963)

In stories & tradition

Jericho — Teen Titans (TV series)

What Jerichos become

Among 18 notable people named Jericho:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jericho Sims, American basketball player (born 1998).

Similar names: Avi · Jeriah · Franco · Jireh · Jesiah · Eliseo

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