Zerick
A name of unknown origin and uncertain meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 157 living Americans carry the first name Zerick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Zerick today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zerick births was 2010 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zerick. 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
157
~ 1 in 2,183,149 Americans
Peak year
2010
12 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2016 SSA rank
#14,190
Tracked since 1971
Census
Zerick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 185 people with the first name Zerick, which placed it at #40,305 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
#40,305
National first-name rank
People counted
185
185 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zerick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zerick is Black at 58.4%. The next largest groups are White (22.7%) and Hispanic (14.1%). 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 Zerick 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 Zerick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.4% · 108
- White22.7% · 42
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 26
- Two or more races3.2% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Zerick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zerick from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 42 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zerick 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 Zerick 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 Zerick
The name Zerick is an anglicized form of the German name Zierich, which itself is derived from the Old High German word "ziari," meaning "ornate" or "beautiful." The name Zierich first appeared in written records in the 8th century AD, during the Carolingian Renaissance period in Western Europe.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Zerick was a Frankish nobleman named Zerick von Metz, who lived in the 9th century AD and served as a courtier under the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. He is mentioned in several medieval chronicles as a skilled diplomat and advisor to the Frankish kings.
In the 11th century, a monk named Zerick of Fulda is recorded as having been a noted scholar and calligrapher at the Fulda Abbey in present-day Germany. His intricate and ornate handwriting in illuminated manuscripts earned him considerable renown during his lifetime.
During the Renaissance period, a German artist named Zerick Holbein the Elder (c. 1460-1524) gained fame for his intricate and detailed portraits of wealthy patrons and religious figures. His son, Zerick Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543), also a renowned artist, is best known for his iconic portrait of King Henry VIII of England.
In the 17th century, a Dutch explorer named Zerick Hartog (c. 1615-1668) is credited with being one of the first Europeans to land on and explore the western coast of Australia. He named several islands and landmarks in the region, some of which still bear his name.
A more recent historical figure with the name Zerick was Zerick Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), better known as the "Red Baron," a legendary German fighter pilot and flying ace during World War I. He is credited with 80 air combat victories and was a highly decorated military aviator.
People
Zerick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zerick 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
Zerick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zerick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 157 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zerick 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 2,183,149 US residents.
Is Zerick a common name?
We classify Zerick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 161 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zerick most popular?
The single biggest year for Zerick was 2010, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zerick is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zerick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 185 people with the name Zerick, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,305 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 Zerick 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 Zerick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zerick leans strongly male. 186 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.1%). 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 Zerick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zerick is Black at 58.4%. The next largest groups are White (22.7%) and Hispanic (14.1%). 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 Zerick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Zerick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.4% (108 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 Zerick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zerick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zerick 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 Zerick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zerick 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 Zerick 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 Zerick as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.