How Many People Are Named Jerica?
An estimated 3,758 people in the United States have the first name Jerica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Jerica peaked in popularity in 1988 with 341 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jerica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jerica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,758
About 1 in 91,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1988
341 births
Total Registered
3,908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jerica
Jerica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,908 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jerica as a female name
Ranked #12,681 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (341 births)
Jerica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jerica span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,649 babies were registered. Jerica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jerica by Decade
How has Jerica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jerica by State
Birth registrations for Jerica span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho. On average, about 62 Jericas were registered per state.
Jerica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jerica
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Jerica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerica?
We estimate approximately 3,758 people named Jerica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 91,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Jerica a common name?
Jerica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jerica most popular?
Jerica reached peak popularity in 1988, when 341 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jerica is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jerica a female name?
Jerica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jerica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jerica Smith, Jerica Johnson, Jerica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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