How Many People Are Named Yorick?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Yorick. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yorick peaked in popularity in 2000 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yorick as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yorick paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yorick is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2000
9 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yorick
Yorick is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 49 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yorick as a male name
Ranked #14,131 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (9 births)
Yorick: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yorick span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 21 babies were registered. Yorick has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yorick by Decade
How has Yorick tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yorick + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yorick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yorick: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yorick?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Yorick are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Yorick a common name?
Yorick is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yorick most popular?
Yorick reached peak popularity in 2000, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yorick is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yorick a male name?
Yorick is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yorick Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yorick Smith, Yorick Johnson, Yorick Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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