Fun Facts About the Name Jerusha
- More than 1 thousand babies named Jerusha: U.S. records list 1,197 babies given the name Jerusha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jerusha Mean?
Jerusha is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. It comes from the Hebrew root y-r-sh (יָרַשׁ, yarash), meaning 'to inherit' or 'to take possession,' and is related to the noun yerushah (יְרֻשָּׁה), 'possession' or 'inheritance.' The biblical name itself is written יְרוּשָׁה (Yerushah). The ordinary English gloss is 'possession' or 'inheritance.' The same root can mean 'to dispossess' in contexts where land changes hands, but the personal name is traditionally understood as 'possession' or 'inheritance,' not as a separate origin.
Jerusha Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Jerusha is the mother of King Jotham of Judah and the daughter of Zadok (2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1). Those passages are brief regnal notices, so they give her name and parentage but no story about her. The King James Version spells the name in two ways: Jerusha in 2 Kings and Jerushah in 2 Chronicles, a difference that reflects the Hebrew final he (ה). The name was not coined by English translators; it comes from the Hebrew text and entered English through Bible translation.
As a given name in English, Jerusha belongs to the tradition of Old Testament names used by Protestants, especially in the early modern period and in colonial New England. A known example is Jerusha Edwards, a daughter of the theologian Jonathan Edwards. The name has remained uncommon in English but is still used occasionally as a biblical name.
How Popular is the Name Jerusha?
Jerusha recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1975. Its best rank was #968 in 1882.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,357 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,178 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #11,625 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,812 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,766 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,635 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #10,064 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #10,935 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #12,115 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,426 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #11,320 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,690 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #12,515 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #11,686 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,018 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #11,692 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #11,896 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,708 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,548 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #10,964 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,750 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #17,282 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #13,037 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,522 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,108 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #6,961 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #8,472 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,182 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #8,001 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #8,445 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #5,800 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #6,479 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,798 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #5,137 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,891 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #6,266 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #5,662 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,518 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #4,367 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #3,397 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #4,194 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #3,104 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #2,812 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #2,466 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #3,169 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #2,624 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #2,405 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #2,209 | 42 | 0.0027% |
| 1977 | #3,107 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #2,184 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1975 | #1,790 | 52 | 0.0036% |
| 1974 | #2,006 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #3,849 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #4,390 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,712 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #4,603 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,850 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #4,920 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #5,689 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #7,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,163 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,137 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #6,127 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,915 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #5,287 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,816 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #4,082 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,600 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #4,608 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,960 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #4,142 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,845 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #4,918 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,438 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,161 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #2,859 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #4,742 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,828 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #5,494 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #2,633 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #3,723 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,002 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #3,386 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #3,424 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1911 | #2,069 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1903 | #1,686 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1896 | #1,702 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,286 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1882 | #968 | 5 | 0.0046% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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