Boys' name · since 1978
Jerick
Jerick has 897 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 897
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
897 babies have been named Jerick since 1978, making it today's #5959 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jerick recorded 897 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #5959 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,959 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 897 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jerick ranks #5,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,959 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 897 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,959 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 897
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jerick's 897 recorded births place it above 87.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jerick compares
897 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jerick's all-time total is 143% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jerick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 897 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jerick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jerick's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jerick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jerick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (275 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Jerick's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jerick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 275 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jerick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jerick's total volume
Jerick by state
Where Jerick concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 45 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
45 of 897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jerick's data
- Jerick's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (275 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jericks (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jerick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jerick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.