Adrick
A masculine name of Germanic origin meaning "noble ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 237 living Americans carry the first name Adrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adrick today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adrick births was 2012 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
237
~ 1 in 1,446,221 Americans
Peak year
2012
18 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,822
Tracked since 1983
Census
Adrick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 240 people with the first name Adrick, which placed it at #34,133 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,133
National first-name rank
People counted
240
240 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
34.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adrick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adrick is White at 34.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.7%) and Black (24.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adrick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White34.6% · 83
- Hispanic or Latino26.7% · 64
- Black or African American24.6% · 59
- Two or more races7.1% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 6
Popularity
Adrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adrick from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 115 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adrick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adricks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Adrick
The name Adrick finds its origins in the Germanic languages, with roots tracing back to ancient times. It is derived from the Old Germanic name Aðalric, which was formed by combining the elements "aðal" meaning "noble" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." This combination suggests that the name was initially bestowed upon individuals of noble or royal lineage.
In the early medieval period, the name Adrick gained popularity across various Germanic tribes and kingdoms, particularly in regions such as modern-day Germany, the Netherlands, and England. It was commonly used among the ruling classes and aristocracy, reflecting the name's connotation of nobility and authority.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adrick can be found in the Frankish Annals, a collection of historical chronicles from the Carolingian dynasty in the 8th and 9th centuries. These annals mention an Adrick who served as a Count under the reign of Charlemagne, the renowned Frankish king and emperor.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Adrick was prevalent among the nobility and ruling families across Europe. Notable figures bearing this name include Adrick of Boulogne, a 12th-century nobleman who participated in the Third Crusade and fought alongside Richard the Lionheart. Another prominent figure was Adrick of Saxony (c. 1230-1285), a German nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the conflicts between the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark.
During the Renaissance period, the name Adrick continued to be favored by aristocratic families, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands. One noteworthy individual was Adrick van Schoonhoven (1585-1650), a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as the ambassador of the Dutch Republic to various European courts.
In the 17th century, Adrick von Meyern (1619-1688) was a German jurist and legal scholar who made significant contributions to the development of German law. His works on legal theory and practice were widely studied and influential during his time.
As the name Adrick spread across different regions and cultures, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Adrik, Adriek, and Adrick. These variations were often influenced by local dialects and linguistic adaptations, but they all shared the same underlying Germanic roots and meaning.
People
Adrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 237 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,446,221 US residents.
Is Adrick a common name?
We classify Adrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 240 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Adrick was 2012, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adrick is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adrick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 240 people with the name Adrick, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,133 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adrick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adrick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adrick leans strongly male. 225 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 6 female bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adrick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adrick is White at 34.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.7%) and Black (24.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adrick most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adrick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.6% (83 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Adrick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.