Jericka

Meaning of Jericka

Jericka is a feminine given name most often understood as a contemporary elaboration of the Germanic-rooted Erica, in which the initial voiced palato-alveolar affricate “J” has been prefixed to the traditional element denoting “eternal ruler.” Pronounced /dʒəˈrɪkə/ in General American English, it conveys the same semantic associations of sovereignty and enduring authority inherited from the Old Norse Eiríkr. Within the United States, Jericka has appeared sporadically in Social Security Administration data since the early 1980s, with annual occurrences rarely exceeding forty and national rankings predominantly situated between positions 770 and 980; its highest documented frequency—thirty-nine registrations—occurred in 1989 (rank 790), while more recent years have seen single-digit registrations and sub-950 placements. This sustained low incidence endows the name with pronounced distinctiveness, appealing to parents who favor a precise balance of linguistic familiarity and onomastic rarity, and it thus occupies a peripheral yet academically intriguing position in the study of contemporary Anglo-American naming trends.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as juh-RIH-kuh (/dʒəˈrɪkə/)

• Jerrica
• Jerica
• Jerilyn
• Jerilee
• Jerika