The baby name Jerusha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈruːʃə/ (juh-ROO-shuh).
Jerusha is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jerusha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈruːʃə/ (juh-ROO-shuh).
Jerusha is Hebrew in Origin.
Jerusha is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical Hebrew yerusha/yerushah meaning "inheritance" or "possession," from the root yarash "to inherit." In the Hebrew Bible, Jerusha appears as the mother of King Jotham of Judah (2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1). The name's sense evokes heritage, continuity, and the passing on of blessings.
Through English Bible translations the name entered wider use, finding favor among Puritan settlers in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New England and persisting sporadically in nineteenth-century America; today it remains rare but recognizable in Jewish and Christian circles. Common variants include Jerushah (closer to Hebrew), Yerusha/Yerushah (modern transliterations), and the rarer Jerusa; short forms such as Jeri/Geri or Rue occur in English. Literary visibility comes from Jean Webster's 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs, whose orphan heroine Jerusha "Judy" Abbott helped keep the name in circulation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2019 | #295 | 6 | 2,976 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #431 | 17 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #620 | 12 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #768 | 19 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,053 | 89 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
Jerusha is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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