Recorded 1971–2016 Boys' name Peak 2010 161 births

Zerick — boys' name

161 babies named Zerick in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s81990s422000s402010s41
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Zerick was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zerick in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zerick

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Zerick between 1971 and 2016, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zerick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zerick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zerick shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zerick 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 161 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.

Zerick at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

161

Since 1971

46 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1971

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2016

Zerick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1971

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
468101214 2016201120071999199219781971 6

Zerick by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 26% of Zerick's all-time total
1970s301980s81990s422000s402010s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zerick?
161 babies have been named Zerick since 1971. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2010 with 12 births.
When was Zerick most popular?
Zerick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Zerick been used?
Zerick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 46 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zerick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zerrick, Zerek, Zeric, Zerik, 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, 1971–2016 (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.