Jeric
Masculine
Jeric is a boy's name that puts a J on Eric, or cuts Jericho short. The name Jericho also belongs to a desert plant that seems to come back from the dead.
How old is the name Jeric?
Jeric first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Jeric alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 600 people named Jeric are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jeric most popular?
Jeric peaked in 1977, reaching #2665 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Jeric
The rose of Jericho is not a rose at all but a small desert plant of the Middle East and North Africa; when it dries, its branches curl into a tight brown ball, and when rain comes it uncurls and opens, releasing its seeds. It is sold as a resurrection plant, and it can go dry and open again many times. Jeric came from the names of its day, Jerry and Eric, or from Jericho, but it shares its sound with a plant that does not give up.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Jeric may join Jerry and Eric or shorten Jericho, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Jeric
JAIR-ik
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Jeric
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most boys named
- 200026 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2665reached in 1977
- Change vs 2022
- +28.6%9 in 2023, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jerics among us
people named Jeric are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Jeric sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short and firm.
- Close to Eric, a name everyone knows.
- Rare, so a Jeric is unlikely to meet another.
- People will write Jerick or Jerrick.
- Some will hear Derek.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jerics are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Jeric are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jeric in 2025?
- Jeric is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Jeric with classmates?
- Jeric will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More J names
The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.
James#6 · John#23 · Joseph#29 · Joshua#66 · Jason#165 · Jacob#43 · Jeffrey#552 · Jonathan#89
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