US rank #3753 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,269 births

Yerik — #3753 US boys' name

1,269 babies named Yerik in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1762010s6792020s414
#3753
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Yerik was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

128 babies were named Yerik in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yerik

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,269 babies named Yerik between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yerik currently holds the #3753 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yerik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yerik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 206 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yerik in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yerik 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 1,269 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.

Yerik at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,269

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,753

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yerik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
128
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
050100150 20242021201820152012200920062004 8

Yerik by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
679 births that decade — 54% of Yerik's all-time total
2000s1762010s6792020s414

Yerik by state

Where Yerik concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yerik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
206 16.2%
#2 Texas
162 12.8%
#3 New York
101 8.0%
#4 Florida
42 3.3%
#5 Georgia
37 2.9%
#6 New Jersey
30 2.4%
#7 North Carolina
25 2.0%
#8 Illinois
11 0.9%
California share of Yerik's total US births 16.2%
Even split

206 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yerik appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yerik?
1,269 babies have been named Yerik since 2004. It currently ranks #3753 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 128 births.
When was Yerik most popular?
Yerik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 679 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Yerik most popular?
The top states for the name Yerik are California (206 births), Texas (162 births), New York (101 births).
How long has the name Yerik been used?
Yerik has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yerik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yeray, Yeriel, Yerick, Yerachmiel, 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, 2004–2024 (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.