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
- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 5,461 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 81,829since 1919
Rick over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,036 | 40 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,915 | 43 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,895 | 43 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,793 | 46 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,819 | 44 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,437 | 53 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,556 | 51 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,872 | 80 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,154 | 63 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,110 | 66 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,826 | 81 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,714 | 88 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,915 | 73 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,799 | 82 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,577 | 98 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,503 | 108 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,529 | 108 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,478 | 111 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,341 | 125 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,255 | 133 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,081 | 152 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,251 | 120 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,155 | 130 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,033 | 148 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,024 | 144 | |
| 2000 | — | #927 | 165 | |
| 1999 | — | #905 | 165 | |
| 1998 | — | #878 | 165 | |
| 1997 | — | #782 | 189 | |
| 1996 | — | #725 | 214 | |
| 1995 | — | #729 | 215 | |
| 1994 | — | #636 | 266 | |
| 1993 | — | #576 | 317 | |
| 1992 | — | #576 | 312 | |
| 1991 | — | #545 | 346 | |
| 1990 | — | #509 | 377 | |
| 1989 | — | #501 | 367 | |
| 1988 | — | #463 | 385 | |
| 1987 | — | #417 | 437 | |
| 1986 | — | #421 | 418 | |
| 1985 | — | #408 | 444 | |
| 1984 | — | #421 | 387 | |
| 1983 | — | #382 | 437 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #364 | 490 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #381 | 450 |
| 1980 | — | #389 | 442 | |
| 1979 | — | #354 | 496 | |
| 1978 | — | #388 | 403 | |
| 1977 | — | #374 | 438 | |
| 1976 | — | #357 | 457 | |
| 1975 | — | #343 | 499 | |
| 1974 | — | #339 | 516 | |
| 1973 | — | #293 | 621 | |
| 1972 | — | #280 | 682 | |
| 1971 | — | #260 | 859 | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #211 | 1,184 |
| 1969 | — | #200 | 1,272 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #182 | 1,431 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #167 | 1,587 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #162 | 1,744 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #137 | 2,254 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #121 | 2,852 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #111 | 3,218 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #110 | 3,410 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #108 | 3,732 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #101 | 4,217 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #89 | 4,936 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #77 | 5,461 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #87 | 4,663 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #100 | 3,655 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #109 | 3,150 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #102 | 3,370 |
| 1953 | — | #101 | 3,173 | |
| 1952 | — | #119 | 2,583 | |
| 1951 | — | #143 | 1,896 | |
| 1950 | — | #168 | 1,484 | |
| 1949 | — | #170 | 1,362 | |
| 1948 | — | #174 | 1,279 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #182 | 1,120 |
| 1946 | — | #207 | 828 | |
| 1945 | — | #260 | 504 | |
| 1944 | — | #286 | 431 | |
| 1943 | — | #399 | 237 | |
| 1942 | — | #652 | 96 | |
| 1941 | — | #817 | 60 | |
| 1940 | — | #850 | 55 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,052 | 37 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,148 | 33 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,118 | 34 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,708 | 17 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,456 | 22 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,548 | 21 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,361 | 26 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,748 | 20 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,313 | 13 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
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| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
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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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#31 · 1 in 120
- Washington#34 · 1 in 139
- Oregon#37 · 1 in 144
- Montana#42 · 1 in 170
- Nebraska#47 · 1 in 184
Best ever in a state: #30 in Washington, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #31 | 63 | 1 in 120 |
| Washington | #34 | 226 | 1 in 139 |
| Oregon | #37 | 119 | 1 in 144 |
| Montana | #42 | 46 | 1 in 170 |
| Colorado | #47 | 101 | 1 in 211 |
| Iowa | #47 | 157 | 1 in 198 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 88 | 1 in 184 |
| Indiana | #48 | 297 | 1 in 185 |
| Utah | #48 | 68 | 1 in 175 |
| California | #52 | 706 | 1 in 254 |
| Michigan | #52 | 405 | 1 in 238 |
| Ohio | #52 | 485 | 1 in 234 |
| Kansas | #54 | 106 | 1 in 224 |
| Nevada | #59 | 13 | 1 in 210 |
| North Dakota | #60 | 32 | 1 in 236 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 15 | 1 in 222 |
| Minnesota | #61 | 158 | 1 in 268 |
| South Dakota | #61 | 29 | 1 in 280 |
| Wisconsin | #61 | 177 | 1 in 269 |
| Missouri | #63 | 172 | 1 in 286 |
| Illinois | #69 | 342 | 1 in 340 |
| Oklahoma | #76 | 74 | 1 in 324 |
| West Virginia | #79 | 53 | 1 in 379 |
| New Hampshire | #89 | 11 | 1 in 550 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 218 | 1 in 558 |
| Maine | #104 | 16 | 1 in 665 |
| Alaska | #106 | 7 | 1 in 416 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 59 | 1 in 613 |
| Arizona | #114 | 35 | 1 in 462 |
| Vermont | #131 | 5 | 1 in 817 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 51 | 1 in 782 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 22 | 1 in 606 |
| Connecticut | #144 | 20 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Arkansas | #147 | 24 | 1 in 816 |
| Florida | #155 | 58 | 1 in 926 |
| Maryland | #155 | 34 | 1 in 966 |
| Massachusetts | #156 | 27 | 1 in 2,090 |
| New Jersey | #180 | 37 | 1 in 1,657 |
| New York | #180 | 127 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Hawaii | #208 | 7 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Virginia | #219 | 26 | 1 in 1,661 |
| Texas | #233 | 98 | 1 in 1,257 |
| District of Columbia | #234 | 7 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Alabama | #237 | 22 | 1 in 1,748 |
| North Carolina | #244 | 29 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Louisiana | #288 | 20 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Georgia | #292 | 19 | 1 in 2,524 |
| South Carolina | #293 | 11 | 1 in 2,599 |
| Mississippi | #345 | 8 | 1 in 3,462 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1958 at #77 (5,461 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1956–1959
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1940–2000
- Highest: 1 in 389 boys born in 1958 were named Rick (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 42.0% of all boys named Rick (34,371) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,736 (1919) | #3,736 |
| 1920s | 121 | #1,611 (1929) | #2,529 |
| 1930s | 269 | #1,043 (1938) | #1,358 |
| 1940s | 5,972 | #170 (1949) | #400 |
| 1950s | 34,371 | #77 (1958) | #110 |
| 1960s | 25,717 | #101 (1960) | #140 |
| 1970s | 6,155 | #211 (1970) | #320 |
| 1980s | 4,257 | #364 (1982) | #415 |
| 1990s | 2,566 | #509 (1990) | #686 |
| 2000s | 1,336 | #927 (2000) | #1,207 |
| 2010s | 790 | #1,503 (2010) | #1,903 |
| 2020s | 269 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 252,933 of them was named Rick, which outranked 35.8% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,300Ylonda9
- #4,300Yolander9
- #4,300Yolette9
- #4,625Rick8
- #4,625Adel8
- #4,625Adraine8
- #4,625Adriann8
- #5,031Adora7
- #5,031Adrain7
- #5,031Adrena7
Tied with 405 names at #4,625; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 432 of them was named Rick, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.