Jerisha
Jarisha was a Palestinian Arab village located 200 meters (660 ft) from the ancient site of Tell Jarisha, on the south bank of Al-Awja. After the establishment of Tel Aviv, it was one of five Arab villages to fall within its municipal boundaries. Jarisha was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Meaning & Origin of Jerisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jarisha was a Palestinian Arab village located 200 meters (660 ft) from the ancient site of Tell Jarisha, on the south bank of Al-Awja. After the establishment of Tel Aviv, it was one of five Arab villages to fall within its municipal boundaries. Jarisha was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
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The Story of Jerisha
Jerisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 9 Jerishas were born — ranking #8,720 that year. As of 2026, Jerisha ranks #15,431 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Jerishas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jerisha
Jerisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Jerisha's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,720. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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