Boys' name · since 1961
Arick
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.
- #5,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 942
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 942 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Arick recorded 942 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #5,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 942 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arick ranks #5,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 942 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 942
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arick's 942 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arick's full recorded timeline at 1994, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Arick by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (241 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Arick's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Arick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
180 births
- 1990s
1990s
241 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 241 births (26% of all-time use).
How Arick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arick's total volume
Arick by state
Where Arick concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
39 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arick's data
- Arick's decade-level peak was the 1990s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aricks (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.