US rank #8413 Boys' name Peak 1993 942 births

Arick — #8413 US boys' name

942 babies named Arick in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s1381980s1801990s2412000s1712010s1192020s38
#8413
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Arick was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

38 babies were named Arick in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arick

The Social Security Administration has registered 942 babies named Arick between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arick currently holds the #8413 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Arick in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 942 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

942

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

1993

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,413

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
38
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619681961 5

Arick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
241 births that decade — 26% of Arick's all-time total
1960s551970s1381980s1801990s2412000s1712010s1192020s38

Arick by state

Where Arick concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 4.1%
#2 Texas
8 0.8%
#3 Ohio
5 0.5%
California share of Arick's total US births 4.1%
Even split

39 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arick?
942 babies have been named Arick since 1961. It currently ranks #8413 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 38 births.
When was Arick most popular?
Arick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Arick most popular?
The top states for the name Arick are California (39 births), Texas (8 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Arick been used?
Arick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.