Boys' name · since 1983
Zeric
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Zeric, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
121 boys have been named Zeric since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zeric has 121 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #16,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeric ranks #16,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zeric's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zeric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zeric's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zeric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Zeric by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Zeric's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zeric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Zeric's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zeric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Zeric 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.