Given name & surname
Arick
“ever the ruler”
Arick is a variant of Aric. In Scandinavian use, Aric carries the interpretation “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arick is a variant of Aric. In Scandinavian use, Aric carries the interpretation “ever the ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arick connects to the Eric name family through Aric. An origin associated with Eric is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 942
- 942 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 798 as a first name in 2020; 336 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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