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Varick
How to Pronounce Varick
Pronounced VAIR-ik /ˈvɛr.ɪk/Low
Meaning: Varick comes from the surname Warrick or Warwick, an English place-name usually read as 'dwellings by the weir' (a river dam). It also appears as a Dutch and Frisian surname. Used as a first name, it has a crisp, surname-style sound.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Varick is a surname-derived given name from Warrick or Warwick, an English place-name read as 'dwellings by the weir.' It is also known as a Dutch and Frisian surname. In the American habit of turning surnames into first names it appears thinly in the records, mostly in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak around 2014. A boy named Varick then is only about twelve today.
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What does the name Varick mean?
It is from the surname Warrick or Warwick, an English place-name meaning 'dwellings by the weir.'
How do you pronounce Varick?
It is said VAIR-ik /ˈvɛr.ɪk/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Varick a boy or girl name?
Varick is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Varick?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the twenty-tens.