Jericho
Means “place of concealment”*
Boy’s name · /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/
What Jericho means
Means “place of concealment”
Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.
Source: Wiktionary, “Jericho” (revision 92459576), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.
How popular is Jericho?
▲ 21 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #998 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 269 boys got the name (#883 that year). First in the US records in 1970.
How common
- About 1 in 6,350 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in SD (1.3 per 1,000 boys), NM (0.77 per 1,000 boys), NV (0.62 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Jericho is #883 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #883 | 269 | 1 in 6,350 | #998 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 93.1% of US babies named Jericho were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 20 | 269 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 379 | 5,978 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 130 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
How to say it
IPA from Wiktionary.
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Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Jericho’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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