Boys' name · since 1970
Carrick
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 600 babies named Carrick, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Carrick is the #10916 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 600 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Carrick recorded 600 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #10916 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,069 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 600 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrick ranks #7,069 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 600 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carrick's 600 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Carrick compares
600 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carrick's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carrick's full recorded timeline at 2004, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Carrick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Carrick's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (41% of all-time use).
How Carrick 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 Carrick's total volume
Carrick by state
Where Carrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 600 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carrick's data
- Carrick's decade-level peak was the 2010s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Carricks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Carrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Carrick 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.