Recorded 1956–2016 Boys' name Peak 1989 566 births

Gerrick — boys' name

566 babies named Gerrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s361970s1401980s1491990s1372000s722010s19
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Gerrick was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

33 babies were named Gerrick in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gerrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 566 babies named Gerrick between 1956 and 2016, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gerrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gerrick performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gerrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gerrick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gerrick 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 566 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.

Gerrick at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

566

Since 1956

61 years of records

Peak year

1989

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1956

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2016

Gerrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1956

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
33
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 20162004199719901983197619691956 8

Gerrick by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
149 births that decade — 26% of Gerrick's all-time total
1950s131960s361970s1401980s1491990s1372000s722010s19

Gerrick by state

Where Gerrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gerrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 1.4%
Texas share of Gerrick's total US births 1.4%

8 of 566 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gerrick?
566 babies have been named Gerrick since 1956. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 33 births.
When was Gerrick most popular?
Gerrick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Gerrick most popular?
The top states for the name Gerrick are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Gerrick been used?
Gerrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 61 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Gerrick?
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.

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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, 1956–2016 (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.