Jarick
An English variant of Jared, meaning "descended" or "he who descends."
Name Census estimates that about 85 living Americans carry the first name Jarick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarick today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarick births was 1999 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarick. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jarick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
85
~ 1 in 4,032,404 Americans
Peak year
1999
9 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,049
Tracked since 1987
Census
Jarick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 132 people with the first name Jarick, which placed it at #48,390 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
#48,390
National first-name rank
People counted
132
132 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
36.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarick is Black at 36.4%. The next largest groups are White (29.5%) and Hispanic (15.2%). 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 Jarick 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 Jarick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American36.4% · 48
- White29.5% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino15.2% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.1% · 12
- Two or more races8.3% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 2
Popularity
Jarick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarick from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 41 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarick 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 Jarick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarick
The name Jarick has its origins in the Dutch language and can be traced back to the 17th century. It is a variant of the more common name Jerick, which is derived from the Germanic root "ger" meaning "spear" or "lance." This root is also found in names like Gerald and Gertrude.
In the Netherlands, the name Jarick was particularly popular among the merchant and seafaring classes, as many Dutch sailors and traders ventured out to distant lands during the era of Dutch colonial expansion. The earliest recorded instance of the name Jarick appears in a ship's log from 1642, referring to a crew member on a Dutch East India Company vessel bound for Java.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Jarick van Heemskerck, a Dutch navigator and explorer born in 1567. He is remembered for his failed attempt to find a northern passage to the Pacific Ocean, which led to the discovery of the Barents Sea and the islands of Svalbard.
In the 18th century, Jarick Wijnands was a prominent Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam, including the Munttoren (Mint Tower) and the Oude Kerk (Old Church). He was born in 1712 and died in 1789.
Another figure of historical significance was Jarick van der Meer, a Dutch philosopher and theologian born in 1696. He was a prominent figure in the Dutch Enlightenment and wrote extensively on the relationship between reason and faith. His most famous work, "De Veritate Religionis Christianae" (On the Truth of the Christian Religion), was published in 1743.
In the 19th century, Jarick de Vries was a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and seascapes. He was born in 1818 and spent much of his career in The Hague, where he was a member of the Hague School of painting.
Jarick van Santen, born in 1892, was a Dutch engineer who played a significant role in the construction of the Afsluitdijk, a major causeway in the Netherlands that connects the provinces of North Holland and Friesland. His innovative techniques and designs were instrumental in the successful completion of this ambitious project in 1932.
People
Jarick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jarick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 85 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarick 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 4,032,404 US residents.
Is Jarick a common name?
We classify Jarick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 87 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarick most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarick was 1999, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarick is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 132 people with the name Jarick, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,390 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 Jarick 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 Jarick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarick appears almost entirely male. Of the 134 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Jarick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarick is Black at 36.4%. The next largest groups are White (29.5%) and Hispanic (15.2%). 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 Jarick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jarick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 36.4% (48 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 Jarick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarick 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 Jarick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarick 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 Jarick 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 Jarick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.