How Many People Are Named Jerika?
An estimated 1,410 people in the United States have the first name Jerika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jerika peaked in popularity in 1988 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jerika 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 Jerika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,410
About 1 in 243,088 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1988
106 births
Total Registered
1,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jerika
Jerika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,457 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jerika as a female name
Ranked #16,283 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (106 births)
Jerika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jerika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 639 babies were registered. Jerika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jerika by Decade
How has Jerika 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.
Jerika by State
Birth registrations for Jerika span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Louisiana. On average, about 20 Jerikas were registered per state.
Jerika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jerika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jerika
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Jerika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jerika?
We estimate approximately 1,410 people named Jerika 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 243,088 Americans share this first name.
Is Jerika a common name?
Jerika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jerika most popular?
Jerika reached peak popularity in 1988, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jerika is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jerika a female name?
Jerika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jerika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jerika Smith, Jerika Johnson, Jerika 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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