How Many People Are Named Yorick?
people named Yorick are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,120,517 people in the US has this name
Based on 49 babies named Yorick in Social Security records from 1992 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Altered form of JØRG. Shakespeare used this name for a deceased court jester in his play 'Hamlet' (1600).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Yorick in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yorick alive today is about 17 years old, and 90% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yorick first appears in the records in 1992 and was given most often in 2000, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1992 to 2023
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