Jerico

A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning city of the moon; a form of jericho.

Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jerico by the numbers

Jerico was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 41 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jerico. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Sounds like Jerico

Names that are said the same way as Jerico, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jerikomoon city; modern spelling of Jericho10 in the US (2017)
  • Jerrico5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the moon

Like Jerico, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
  • Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jerico

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