Jericho

Boy #8685 in 2023

Jericho is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Jericho

A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. From Iericho, from Iericho, from Ierīchō, from Ἰερῑχώ, from יְרִיחוֹ, recorded early as 𐎊𐎗𐎃. Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

Popularity of Jericho

Popularity, 1970–2023

274 births in 2023

1970 2023

5,445 U.S. births recorded from 1970–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2021

282 babies

First recorded

1970

53 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.