Jericho
3 syllables
♂ Male ◎ English / Hebrew ◈ 3 syllables
"Fragrant City"

From English / Hebrew

Jericho means city of the moon or fragrant — from the Hebrew. Jericho IS the oldest continuously inhabited city on Earth — over 11,000 years. In the Bible, Joshua made the walls of Jericho come tumbling down with trumpets. Three syllables of the oldest-city-on-Earth, walls-tumbling-with-trumpets, and the most dramatic siege.

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Jericho at a glance
MeaningFragrant City
OriginEnglish / Hebrew
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 5
US Rank (today)#946
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Why parents love Jericho
  • Jericho IS the OLDEST city on Earth — 11,000 years.
  • Joshua made the walls tumble with TRUMPETS.
  • Three syllables with a powerful, Hebrew sound: JEHR-ih-ko.
  • The most dramatic siege in the Bible.
  • The meaning city of the moon is celestially ancient.
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The vibe of Jericho
city of moonfragrantHebrewoldest city11000 yearsJoshuawallstumblingtrumpetssiege
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Origin & history of Jericho
Hebrew Yericho (city of moon/fragrant) → Jericho
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English / Hebrew roots
Jericho IS the oldest city on Earth — 11,000 years. Joshua made the walls tumble with trumpets.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew; oldest city; biblical Joshua 6.
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Today
Jericho remains a beloved choice, ranking #946 in the US. 6,063 babies have been named Jericho since 1970.
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How popular is Jericho?
2023 peak year
The name Jericho reached its peak in 2023, with 262 registrations (ranked #887). The name has actually been around since 1970 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #946 today, averaging about 243 new babies per year. Jericho's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 6,063 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
262 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #887)
243 Avg. per year
(last decade)
2,430 Total registrations
last 10 years
6,063 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #946) Popular
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Jericho
5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.

Jericho's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — ancient-city seeking. People named Jericho tend to be powerful, ancient, and gifted at being the oldest city AND the most dramatic trumpet-siege.

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Oldest city AND dramatic trumpets
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11,000 years
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Joshua-walls
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Moon-city
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Most-dramatic-siege
J1
E5
R9
I9
C3
H8
O6
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Jericho
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Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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