Jerricho
Jerricho is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Jerricho Cotchery, American football player and coach Paul Jerricho, British actor
Meaning & Origin of Jerricho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jerricho is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Jerricho Cotchery, American football player and coach Paul Jerricho, British actor
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The Story of Jerricho
Jerricho first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 7 Jerrichos were born — ranking #8,454 that year. As of 2026, Jerricho ranks #10,774 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Jerrichos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jerricho
Jerricho is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Jerricho's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,454. Use the chart and map above to compare Jerricho'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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