Boys' name · since 1971
Zerick
Zerick has 161 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zerick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 161 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Zerick recorded 161 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2016.
- #14,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerick ranks #14,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zerick's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zerick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zerick's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zerick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2016
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Zerick by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Zerick's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Zerick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Zerick's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zerick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1971–2016 (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 Zerick 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.