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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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
1920
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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #95 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 446 boysAKMaine: 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: #40 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 197 boysWAIdaho: #50 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 217 boysIDMontana: #75 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 387 boysMTNorth Dakota: #82 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 407 boysNDMinnesota: #67 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 395 boysMNIllinois: #87 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 519 boysILWisconsin: #72 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 476 boysWIMichigan: #66 for boys · 255 births · 1 in 376 boysMINew York: #250 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,904 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #42 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 202 boysORNevada: #101 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 473 boysNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 349 boysWYSouth Dakota: #45 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 221 boysSDIowa: #44 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 207 boysIAIndiana: #48 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 250 boysINOhio: #59 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 346 boysOHPennsylvania: #132 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 1,170 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,198 boysNJConnecticut: #148 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,861 boysCTCalifornia: #67 for boys · 454 births · 1 in 349 boysCAUtah: #62 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 285 boysUTColorado: #53 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 264 boysCONebraska: #47 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 250 boysNEMissouri: #87 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 560 boysMOKentucky: #164 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,260 boysKYWest Virginia: #131 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 863 boysWVVirginia: #306 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,617 boysVAMaryland: #242 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,773 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #104 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 449 boysAZNew Mexico: #152 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 783 boysNMKansas: #62 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 291 boysKSArkansas: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,003 boysARTennessee: #171 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,246 boysTNNorth Carolina: #288 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,046 boysNCSouth Carolina: #375 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,085 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #220 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,871 boysDCOklahoma: #75 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 365 boysOKLouisiana: #366 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,700 boysLAMississippi: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,212 boysMSAlabama: #377 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,861 boysALGeorgia: #298 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,884 boysGAHawaii: #183 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 867 boysHITexas: #254 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,657 boysTXFlorida: #212 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,594 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#40 · 1 in 197
  2. Oregon#42 · 1 in 202
  3. Iowa#44 · 1 in 207
  4. South Dakota#45 · 1 in 221
  5. Nebraska#47 · 1 in 250

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#401581 in 197
Oregon#42891 in 202
Iowa#441491 in 207
South Dakota#45381 in 221
Nebraska#47641 in 250
Indiana#482121 in 250
Idaho#50351 in 217
Colorado#53741 in 264
Ohio#593191 in 346
Kansas#62831 in 291
Utah#62411 in 285
Michigan#662551 in 376
California#674541 in 349
Minnesota#67991 in 395
Wyoming#70101 in 349
Wisconsin#72941 in 476
Montana#75201 in 387
Oklahoma#75671 in 365
North Dakota#82191 in 407
Illinois#872081 in 519
Missouri#87841 in 560
Alaska#9571 in 446
Nevada#10151 in 473
Arizona#104301 in 449
West Virginia#131251 in 863
Pennsylvania#1321031 in 1,170
Connecticut#148131 in 1,861
New Mexico#152151 in 783
Arkansas#158201 in 1,003
Kentucky#164291 in 1,260
Tennessee#171331 in 1,246
Hawaii#18381 in 867
Florida#212271 in 1,594
New Jersey#218181 in 3,198
District of Columbia#22081 in 1,871
Maryland#242111 in 2,773
New York#250601 in 2,904
Texas#254731 in 1,657
North Carolina#288181 in 3,046
Georgia#298171 in 2,884
Virginia#306121 in 3,617
Mississippi#32891 in 3,212
Louisiana#366111 in 3,700
South Carolina#37561 in 5,085
Alabama#37781 in 4,861
Delaware
Maine
Massachusetts
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Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1955

girls
#5,208
6 births · 1 in 325,880 girls
boys
#109
3,150 births · 1 in 654 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #5,208Rick6

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #109Rick3,150
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 325,880 of them was named Rick, which outranked 22.6% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #4,740Zelpha7
  2. #4,740Zeta7
  3. #4,740Zully7
  4. #5,208Rick6
  5. #5,208Abra6
  6. #5,208Adah6
  7. #5,208Adonica6
  8. #5,828Abagail5
  9. #5,828Abelina5
  10. #5,828Adalene5

Tied with 619 names at #5,208; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 793Athena#1,505#712
  2. 675Desiree#984#309
  3. 661Roni#1,197#536
  4. 630Gisele#1,444#814
  5. 593Carmel#1,422#829
Fallers
  1. 514Valinda#806#1,320
  2. 378Elouise#969#1,347
  3. 287Veda#831#1,118
  4. 275Drema#978#1,253
  5. 264Brooke#965#1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 654 of them was named Rick, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #106Earl3,246
  2. #107Bradley3,183
  3. #108Tommy3,177
  4. #109Rick3,150
  5. #110Calvin3,149
  6. #111Dean3,084
  7. #112Jerome3,083
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 808Davy#1,333#525
  2. 326Wyatt#985#659
  3. 323Moises#1,311#988
  4. 296Tad#1,068#772
  5. 286Rhett#1,122#836
Fallers
  1. 738Rahn#908#1,646
  2. 415Ricci#739#1,154
  3. 321Meredith#952#1,273
  4. 309Michial#985#1,294
  5. 282Arvin#973#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955