Jerusalem
Mostly girls · juh-ROO-suh-lem · Hebrew
Jerusalem is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Jerusalem mean?
Hebrew: from the city's Hebrew name Yerushalayim
Named after the holy city; its name is often explained as 'foundation of Shalem', later read as 'city of peace'.
- Say it
- juh-ROO-suh-lem
Is Jerusalem a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jerusalem has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Jerusalem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Jerusalem, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 11 boys were also named Jerusalem in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jerusalem in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerusalem in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
Names like Jerusalem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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