Rick

Where Rick comes from

From the male given name Richard.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rick
  • 1 syllable
Rick through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #3,736 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1950
    Rick Perry born
    American politician
  3. 1958
    Peak, #77
    5,461 babies named Rick, the most in any year.
  4. 1963
    Rick Rubin born
    American music producer
  5. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #137.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Richard, as well as similar name such as Ricardo.
Namesakes
  • Rick Perry · American politician, born 1950
  • Rick Rubin · American music producer, born 1963
  • Rick Ross · American rapper and record executive, born 1976
  • Rick Moranis · Canadian actor, comedian and musician, born 1953
  • Rick Husband · American astronaut, 1957–2003

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.