How many Jerrikas 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 Jerrika are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Jerrika in 2025?

Jerrika is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.

Will my child share the name Jerrika with classmates?

Jerrika will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Jerrika

Feminine

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Jerrika is an American name of the eighties, built on Jerry with the -ika of Erika, or on Jerica with a doubled r. Its front belongs to the most famous cartoon mouse after Mickey, who began life under another name.

How old is the name Jerrika?

Jerrika first appears in US birth records in 1980 — 45 years ago. The typical Jerrika alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 600 people named Jerrika are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Jerrika most popular?

Jerrika peaked in 1988, reaching #2539 nationally. See the whole 1988 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Jerrika

In the first MGM cartoon about a cat chasing a mouse, Puss Gets the Boot in 1940, the cat was Jasper and the mouse had no name; when the studio held a contest among its staff for new names, the pair became Tom and Jerry, and went on to win seven Academy Awards. Jerrika takes that quick, cheeky Jerry and gives it the crisp -ika of Erika and Monika. It sounds lively and sure of itself.

Meaningnot established

Not established

Jerrika may be Jerry with an -ika ending or Jerica respelled, and nothing records which.

Pronouncing Jerrika

JAIR-ih-kuh

Three syllables with the stress on the first.

Nicknames for Jerrika

Moderate

JerriAn informal short form

RikaUses the back of the name

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: 1980
Most girls named: 199148 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2539reached in 1988
Change vs 2018: 0.0%6 in 2020, from 6

Jerrika sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1991, with 48 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

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.

Jerrikas among us

600

people named Jerrika are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Jerrika 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

Practical strengths

Easy to say once heard.
Comes with Jerri as a ready short form.
Rare, so a Jerrika is unlikely to share her name.

What to consider

Jerica and Jerika are likely guesses.
It is closely tied to its era.
It has no documented meaning of its own.

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Frequently asked

How many Jerrikas 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 Jerrika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Jerrika in 2025?: Jerrika is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Jerrika with classmates?: Jerrika will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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