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 1967
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nevada#68 · 1 in 283
- Utah#70 · 1 in 274
- Wisconsin#73 · 1 in 416
- Nebraska#77 · 1 in 348
- Washington#78 · 1 in 345
Best ever in a state: #30 in Washington, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #68 | 12 | 1 in 283 |
| Utah | #70 | 38 | 1 in 274 |
| Wisconsin | #73 | 87 | 1 in 416 |
| Nebraska | #77 | 32 | 1 in 348 |
| Washington | #78 | 74 | 1 in 345 |
| Iowa | #82 | 56 | 1 in 405 |
| South Dakota | #84 | 13 | 1 in 364 |
| Idaho | #86 | 15 | 1 in 356 |
| Oregon | #87 | 38 | 1 in 389 |
| Minnesota | #94 | 53 | 1 in 579 |
| Indiana | #97 | 82 | 1 in 549 |
| Montana | #104 | 12 | 1 in 427 |
| Ohio | #110 | 126 | 1 in 714 |
| New Hampshire | #113 | 7 | 1 in 786 |
| Michigan | #116 | 103 | 1 in 755 |
| Colorado | #121 | 27 | 1 in 644 |
| California | #125 | 250 | 1 in 663 |
| North Dakota | #125 | 7 | 1 in 695 |
| Kansas | #131 | 21 | 1 in 738 |
| Missouri | #145 | 42 | 1 in 871 |
| Illinois | #149 | 98 | 1 in 945 |
| Arizona | #151 | 22 | 1 in 656 |
| Pennsylvania | #178 | 52 | 1 in 1,772 |
| West Virginia | #185 | 9 | 1 in 1,500 |
| Hawaii | #202 | 6 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Oklahoma | #210 | 13 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Massachusetts | #225 | 13 | 1 in 3,623 |
| Connecticut | #235 | 9 | 1 in 2,551 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 20 | 1 in 2,698 |
| Florida | #247 | 26 | 1 in 1,790 |
| New York | #255 | 58 | 1 in 2,596 |
| Texas | #281 | 57 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Maryland | #285 | 8 | 1 in 3,603 |
| Virginia | #300 | 11 | 1 in 3,301 |
| Tennessee | #304 | 10 | 1 in 3,275 |
| Louisiana | #308 | 16 | 1 in 2,159 |
| North Carolina | #311 | 14 | 1 in 3,072 |
| Georgia | #386 | 9 | 1 in 4,537 |
| Alabama | #442 | 5 | 1 in 5,867 |
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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
- 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 1967
Top girls' names in 1967
Top boys' names in 1967
More about 1967
girls
1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 275,171 of them was named Rick, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,099 of them was named Rick, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).