Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- City of the moon. In the bible Jericho was a Canaan city destroyed when its walls fell down.
City of the moon; In the Bible, Jericho was the City of Canaan that was destroyed when its walls collapsed.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Biblical
- Nature
Pronunciation
j(e)-ri-cho
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #883, 269 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #2939, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5917, 20 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | 20 |
| 2024 | 259 | 18 |
| 2023 | 262 | 12 |
| 2022 | 250 | 16 |
| 2021 | 259 | 23 |
| 2020 | 214 | 8 |
| 2019 | 226 | 11 |
| 2018 | 217 | 13 |
| 2017 | 199 | 9 |
| 2016 | 230 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2088, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3047, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #595, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #329, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #466, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence