Recorded 1989–2013 Boys' name Peak 1989 11 births

Gerick — boys' name

11 babies named Gerick in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gerick was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gerick in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerick

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gerick between 1989 and 2013, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerick performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gerick shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerick 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 11 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.

Gerick at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

11

Since 1989

25 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1989

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2013

Gerick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1989

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 20131989 6

Gerick by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 55% of Gerick's all-time total
1980s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerick?
11 babies have been named Gerick since 1989. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Gerick most popular?
Gerick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Gerick been used?
Gerick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 25 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Gerick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gerald, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerry, 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, 1989–2013 (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.