Recorded 1974–1990 Boys' name Peak 1974 17 births

Medrick — boys' name

17 babies named Medrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Medrick was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Medrick in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Medrick between 1974 and 1990, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Medrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Medrick shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medrick 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.

Medrick at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

17

Since 1974

17 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1974

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1990

Medrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1974

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199019841974 7

Medrick by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 41% of Medrick's all-time total
1970s71980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medrick?
17 babies have been named Medrick since 1974. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Medrick most popular?
Medrick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Medrick been used?
Medrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 17 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Medrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medford, Medardo, Medhansh, Medard, 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, 1974–1990 (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.