Rick

Last seen for girls in 1982 at #10,517 · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1958 · 5,461 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
81,829
since 1919

Rick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #77, 1958boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,03640
2024—#2,91543
2023—#2,89543
2022—#2,79346
2021—#2,81944
2020—#2,43753
2019—#2,55651
2018—#1,87280
2017—#2,15463
2016—#2,11066
2015—#1,82681
2014—#1,71488
2013—#1,91573
2012—#1,79982
2011—#1,57798
2010—#1,503108
2009—#1,529108
2008—#1,478111
2007—#1,341125
2006—#1,255133
2005—#1,081152
2004—#1,251120
2003—#1,155130
2002—#1,033148
2001—#1,024144
2000—#927165
1999—#905165
1998—#878165
1997—#782189
1996—#725214
1995—#729215
1994—#636266
1993—#576317
1992—#576312
1991—#545346
1990—#509377
1989—#501367
1988—#463385
1987—#417437
1986—#421418
1985—#408444
1984—#421387
1983—#382437
1982#10,5175#364490
1981#8,1287#381450
1980—#389442
1979—#354496
1978—#388403
1977—#374438
1976—#357457
1975—#343499
1974—#339516
1973—#293621
1972—#280682
1971—#260859
1970#5,8188#2111,184
1969—#2001,272
1968#6,2466#1821,431
1967#6,0426#1671,587
1966#6,5645#1621,744
1965#4,8318#1372,254
1964#6,7675#1212,852
1963#4,27210#1113,218
1962#4,01111#1103,410
1961#3,60813#1083,732
1960#5,6966#1014,217
1959#4,6258#894,936
1958#5,4086#775,461
1957#3,93010#874,663
1956#5,9525#1003,655
1955#5,2086#1093,150
1954#5,7535#1023,370
1953—#1013,173
1952—#1192,583
1951—#1431,896
1950—#1681,484
1949—#1701,362
1948—#1741,279
1947#5,2955#1821,120
1946—#207828
1945—#260504
1944—#286431
1943—#399237
1942—#65296
1941—#81760
1940—#85055
1939—#1,05237
1938—#1,04338
1937—#1,14833
1936—#1,11834
1935—#1,70817
1934—#1,49821
1933—#1,45622
1932—#1,54821
1931—#1,36126
1930—#1,64420
1929—#1,61121
1928—#1,90217
1927—#1,74820
1926—#1,91117
1925—#2,31313
1924—#2,47312
1923—#2,9509
1922—#3,5327
1921—#4,3225
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1919—#3,7366
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Rick! It came in at #3,736, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1921, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Rick is popular in 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNHWashington: #96 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 499 boysWAIdaho: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 463 boysIDMontana: #105 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 494 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #206 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,484 boysMNIllinois: #197 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,178 boysILWisconsin: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,156 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,698 boysMINew York: #400 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,502 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #122 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 654 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSDIowa: #176 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,482 boysIAIndiana: #153 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,098 boysINOhio: #171 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,616 boysOHPennsylvania: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,845 boysPANew Jersey: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,022 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #134 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 874 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 790 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,008 boysCONebraska: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,840 boysNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,665 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #281 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,047 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNMKansas: #170 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKSArkansas: #302 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,128 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,887 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedALGeorgia: #457 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,962 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedHITexas: #571 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,998 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#96 · 1 in 499
  2. Montana#105 · 1 in 494
  3. Idaho#113 · 1 in 463
  4. Oregon#122 · 1 in 654
  5. California#134 · 1 in 874

Best ever in a state: #30 in Washington, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#96411 in 499
Montana#10591 in 494
Idaho#113101 in 463
Oregon#122171 in 654
California#1341011 in 874
Utah#14491 in 790
Indiana#153291 in 1,098
Colorado#159111 in 1,008
Kansas#170131 in 1,171
Ohio#171391 in 1,616
Iowa#176141 in 1,482
Michigan#176311 in 1,698
Nebraska#19461 in 1,840
Illinois#197301 in 2,178
Missouri#198191 in 1,665
Minnesota#206101 in 2,484
Wisconsin#21891 in 3,156
West Virginia#28161 in 3,047
Oklahoma#28671 in 2,887
Arkansas#30261 in 3,128
New Jersey#30251 in 7,022
Pennsylvania#312121 in 6,845
New York#400121 in 9,502
Georgia#45751 in 6,962
Texas#571111 in 6,998
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 121 spots since 2024 (#2,915 → #3,036)
  • 599 spots since 2020 (#2,437 → #3,036)
  • 1,210 spots since 2015 (#1,826 → #3,036)
  • Biggest jump: 253 spots in 1943 (#652 → #399)
  • Biggest drop: 97 spots in 2001 (#927 → #1,024)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1958 at #77 (5,461 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1956–1959
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1940–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 389
  • Highest: 1 in 389 boys born in 1958 were named Rick (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 42.0% of all boys named Rick (34,371) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s6#3,736 (1919)#3,736
1920s121#1,611 (1929)#2,529
1930s269#1,043 (1938)#1,358
1940s5,972#170 (1949)#400
1950s34,371#77 (1958)#110
1960s25,717#101 (1960)#140
1970s6,155#211 (1970)#320
1980s4,257#364 (1982)#415
1990s2,566#509 (1990)#686
2000s1,336#927 (2000)#1,207
2010s790#1,503 (2010)#1,903
2020s269#2,437 (2020)#2,816

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rick in 1945

boys
#260
504 births · 1 in 2,670 boys

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #260Rick504
More about 1945

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 2,670 of them was named Rick, which outranked 93.1% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #255Sherman511
  2. #258Sylvester508
  3. #258Wilbur508
  4. #260Rick504
  5. #261Woodrow503
  6. #262Carlton500
  7. #263Jan496
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1945 →