Boys' name · since 1976

Garick

Garick has 41 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade

41 boys have been named Garick since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Garick has 41 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.

  • #23,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 41 born since 1976
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garick ranks #23,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.

#23,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Garick's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Garick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Garick splits its recorded history at 1990: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Garick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
468101214 197619811989199019921996 5

Garick by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 41% of the file).

1980s was Garick's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Garick births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garick?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 41 babies named Garick. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,516 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1996. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 12 births.
Where does Garick sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garick ranks #23,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garick most popular?
Garick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Garick been used?
Records for Garick go back to 1976, giving 21 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Garick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Garick's data

  • Garick's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Garick

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garick

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Garick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–1996 (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 Garick 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.