Garrick — #6218 US boys' name
5,427 babies named Garrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 56% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Garrick was born in this single decade.
258 babies were named Garrick in 1989 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Garrick
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,427 babies named Garrick between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garrick currently holds the #6218 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 258 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Garrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Garrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 538 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Garrick in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Garrick 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 5,427 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.
Garrick at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Garrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927
- Peak year (1989)
- 258
- Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
Currently ranks #6218 among boys.
5,427 total births across 98 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 258 births in a single year.
Garrick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 1,248 births that decade — 23% of Garrick's all-time total
Garrick decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,248 births
- Runner-up 1,170 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Garrick's strongest decade
1,248 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Garrick by state
Where Garrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 538 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 252 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 209 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 141 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 121 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 114 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 99 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 94 | 1.7% |
538 of 5,427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.9% of nationwide
- New York 2.6% of nationwide
- Florida 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Garrick appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1927–2024 (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.