Recorded 1996–2002 Boys' name Peak 2001 17 births

Herik — boys' name

17 babies named Herik in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s12
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Herik was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

6 babies were named Herik in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Herik

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Herik between 1996 and 2002, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herik performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Herik shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herik 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 17 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.

Herik at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

17

Since 1996

7 years of records

Peak year

2001

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1996

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2002

Herik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1996

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 200220011996 5

Herik by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 71% of Herik's all-time total
1990s52000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Herik?
17 babies have been named Herik since 1996. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Herik most popular?
Herik was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Herik been used?
Herik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 7 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Herik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herbert, Herman, Herschel, Hershel, 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, 1996–2002 (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.