Jerik — boys' name
204 babies named Jerik in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
204 boys have been named Jerik since 1986, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 204
- total births
- 1986–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
42% of everyone ever named Jerik was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Jerik in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jerik
The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Jerik between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jerik 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 204 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.
Jerik at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jerik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986
- Peak year (2011)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2020.
204 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 15 births in a single year.
Jerik by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 85 births that decade — 42% of Jerik's all-time total
Jerik decade highlights
- Peak decade 85 births
- Runner-up 76 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Jerik's strongest decade
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
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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, 1986–2020 (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.