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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,389 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNHWashington: #61 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 276 boysWAIdaho: #78 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 298 boysIDMontana: #81 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 312 boysMTNorth Dakota: #102 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 453 boysNDMinnesota: #96 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 540 boysMNIllinois: #154 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 943 boysILWisconsin: #76 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 426 boysWIMichigan: #84 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 531 boysMINew York: #260 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,575 boysNYMassachusetts: #196 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,843 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #66 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 277 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: #103 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 485 boysSDIowa: #85 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 401 boysIAIndiana: #106 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 607 boysINOhio: #96 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 618 boysOHPennsylvania: #180 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,737 boysPANew Jersey: #253 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,953 boysNJConnecticut: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,649 boysCTCalifornia: #124 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 632 boysCAUtah: #113 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 492 boysUTColorado: #104 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 504 boysCONebraska: #75 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 359 boysNEMissouri: #122 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 737 boysMOKentucky: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,551 boysKYWest Virginia: #164 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,290 boysWVVirginia: #340 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,114 boysVAMaryland: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,466 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #179 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 892 boysAZNew Mexico: #165 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 808 boysNMKansas: #109 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 531 boysKSArkansas: #209 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,312 boysARTennessee: #272 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,389 boysTNNorth Carolina: #342 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,586 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #159 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 948 boysOKLouisiana: #505 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,884 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #323 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,052 boysALGeorgia: #400 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,686 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedHITexas: #344 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,571 boysTXFlorida: #222 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,490 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#61 · 1 in 276
  2. Oregon#66 · 1 in 277
  3. Nebraska#75 · 1 in 359
  4. Wisconsin#76 · 1 in 426
  5. Idaho#78 · 1 in 298

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#61881 in 276
Oregon#66541 in 277
Nebraska#75331 in 359
Wisconsin#76901 in 426
Idaho#78181 in 298
Montana#81171 in 312
Wyoming#8371 in 312
Michigan#841491 in 531
Iowa#85591 in 401
Minnesota#96591 in 540
Ohio#961501 in 618
North Dakota#102121 in 453
South Dakota#103111 in 485
Colorado#104331 in 504
Indiana#106751 in 607
Kansas#109301 in 531
Utah#113211 in 492
Missouri#122521 in 737
California#1242621 in 632
Illinois#1541011 in 943
Oklahoma#159191 in 948
West Virginia#164111 in 1,290
New Mexico#165121 in 808
Maine#17661 in 1,389
Arizona#179161 in 892
Pennsylvania#180551 in 1,737
Massachusetts#196171 in 2,843
Kentucky#204181 in 1,551
Arkansas#209121 in 1,312
Florida#222321 in 1,490
Connecticut#23591 in 2,649
Maryland#235121 in 2,466
New Jersey#253191 in 2,953
New York#260611 in 2,575
Tennessee#272141 in 2,389
Alabama#323101 in 3,052
Virginia#34091 in 4,114
North Carolina#342121 in 3,586
Texas#344391 in 2,571
Georgia#40091 in 4,686
Louisiana#50561 in 5,884
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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 1966

girls
#6,564
5 births · 1 in 338,435 girls
boys
#162
1,744 births · 1 in 1,023 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #6,564Rick5

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #162Rick1,744
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 338,435 of them was named Rick, which outranked 13.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #5,809Zara6
  2. #5,809Zenovia6
  3. #5,809Zettie6
  4. #6,564Rick5
  5. #6,564Abra5
  6. #6,564Acquanetta5
  7. #6,564Adana5

Tied with 1,060 names at #6,564; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,023 of them was named Rick, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #159Calvin1,760
  2. #160Earl1,752
  3. #161Glen1,750
  4. #162Rick1,744
  5. #163Mitchell1,729
  6. #164Francis1,696
  7. #165Luis1,659
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →