Zerrick
A modern invented name perhaps combining elements from Arabic and German origins.
Name Census estimates that about 363 living Americans carry the first name Zerrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zerrick today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zerrick births was 1995 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zerrick. 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
363
~ 1 in 944,227 Americans
Peak year
1995
17 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,220
Tracked since 1971
Popularity
Zerrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zerrick from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 86 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zerrick 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 Zerrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zerricks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Zerrick
The name Zerrick is an ancient Germanic name with roots dating back to the 5th century AD. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic words "zeri" meaning "battle" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "powerful". The name was initially prevalent among the Frankish tribes of modern-day France and Germany.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zerrick appears in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing a translation of the Bible into Gothic. It mentions a Zerrick, son of Alaric, who was a prominent chieftain among the Visigoths.
In the 8th century, the Carolingian dynasty of Frankish rulers included a Zerrick, who was a trusted advisor to Charlemagne. He is mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals as leading military campaigns against the Saxons.
During the Viking Age, a Norwegian warrior named Zerrick Haralds is recorded in the Icelandic sagas as one of the first Norsemen to establish a settlement in Greenland around 985 AD.
In the 12th century, a German knight named Zerrick von Lauenburg is noted in the chronicles of the Third Crusade for his bravery during the Siege of Acre in 1191.
Another notable figure was Zerrick Schwarzenberg, a 15th-century Austrian nobleman who served as a military commander under Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. He played a crucial role in the Imperial campaigns against the Ottomans in the early 1500s.
While the name Zerrick fell out of widespread use after the Middle Ages, it has occasionally resurfaced throughout history. Some other notable individuals with this name include Zerrick Van Dyke, a 17th-century Dutch explorer who charted parts of the West Indies, and Zerrick Winslow, a British officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
People
Zerrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zerrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zerrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zerrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 363 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zerrick 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 944,227 US residents.
Is Zerrick a common name?
We classify Zerrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 373 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zerrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Zerrick was 1995, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zerrick is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Zerrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zerrick 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.
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.