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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.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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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)
(ranked #887)
243
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,430
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
6,063
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Jericho5
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✦
11,000 years◈
Joshua-walls◎
Moon-city♡
Most-dramatic-siegeJ1
E5
R9
I9
C3
H8
O6
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Jericho🌍
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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