Herrick — #12455 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Herrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Herrick between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Herrick currently holds the #12455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Herrick performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Herrick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Herrick 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 71 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.