Fun Facts About the Name Adrick
- 254 babies named Adrick: U.S. records list 254 babies given the name Adrick from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adrick Mean?
Adrick is a rare English name, generally treated as a spelling variant of Adric. The usual explanation is that Adric is a shortened form of the Germanic name Adalric, from adal meaning "noble" and ric meaning "ruler" or "power," so the name is commonly glossed as "noble ruler." A separate explanation derives Adric from the Old English name Eadric, from ead meaning "wealth" or "fortune" and ric meaning "ruler," which would give "fortunate ruler" or "wealthy ruler." The evidence does not clearly decide between these explanations, and Adrick itself is a spelling of Adric rather than a separate root.
Adrick Name History & Origins
Adalric was a Germanic personal name used in early medieval Europe, and the shorter Adric is often treated as a reduced form of that tradition. The Old English name Eadric is a different formation, though it looks similar, and it survives in the modern form Edric. Adrick is an English spelling that uses the common -ck ending. The name is also familiar from the Doctor Who companion Adric, a fictional use that is much later than the medieval names.
How Popular is the Name Adrick?
Adrick has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #5,037 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,152 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,822 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #10,838 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,898 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,593 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,753 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,221 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,164 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #8,842 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,676 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,485 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,932 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,037 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,954 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,819 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,314 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,706 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,935 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,599 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,310 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,982 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,887 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,738 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,328 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,490 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Adrick Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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