Boys' name · since 1963
Varick
Varick has 257 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
257 boys have been named Varick since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varick has been recorded 257 times among boys since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2022.
- #11,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 257 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varick ranks #11,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Varick's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Varick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Varick's full recorded timeline at 2005, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Varick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2022
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Varick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Varick's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Varick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (37% of all-time use).
Varick by state
Where Varick concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Varick's data
- Varick's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Varicks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Varick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1963–2022 (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 Varick 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.