Rich

Where Rich comes from

From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rich
  • 1 syllable
Rich through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys, with 8 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1962
    Peak, #496
    256 babies named Rich, the most in any year.
  3. 1963
    Rich Moore born
    American animator and film director
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #663.
  5. 1978
    Rich Sommer born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Namesakes
  • Rich Moore · American animator and film director, born 1963
  • Rich Sommer · American actor, born 1978
  • Rich Franklin · American mixed martial artist, born 1974
  • Rich Skrenta · American computer programmer, born 1967
  • Rich Piana · American bodybuilder and Internet personality/entrepreneur, 1970–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.