Jeriah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- je-RY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,366 for boys
Jeriah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 1,366th for boys in the US (136 babies).
What does Jeriah mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
In the Books of Chronicles, Jeriah is a Levite, head of the family of Hebron.
Is Jeriah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeriah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 136 boys in the US.
How popular is Jeriah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,162nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Jeriah, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jeriah of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Jeriah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Jeriah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Jeriah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,366th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 136 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 136 boys in the US were named Jeriah, making it the 1,366th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,609th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 160 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977. 11 girls were also named Jeriah in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jeriah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 25% of the babies named Jeriah in the US in 1998, and 7% in 2025.
Jeriah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136 | #1,366 |
| 2024 | 145 | #1,324 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,432 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,228 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,503 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,609 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,737 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,918 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,299 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,184 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,076 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,261 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,087 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,595 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,503 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,399 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Names like Jeriah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Elijah, Jonah, Matteo, Noah, Isaiah, Elias, Jeremiah, Jude, Tobias, Jaxon, Asher
Names related to Jeriah
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeriah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeriah, updated 20 October 2026.