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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedAKMaine: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 701 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNHWashington: #106 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 542 boysWAIdaho: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 893 boysIDMontana: #64 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 249 boysMTNorth Dakota: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 986 boysNDMinnesota: #86 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 462 boysMNIllinois: #155 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 992 boysILWisconsin: #78 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 455 boysWIMichigan: #128 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 837 boysMINew York: #306 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 3,358 boysNYMassachusetts: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,699 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #80 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 356 boysORNevada: #120 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 559 boysNVWyoming: #95 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 439 boysWYSouth Dakota: #79 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 323 boysSDIowa: #88 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 460 boysIAIndiana: #88 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 517 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 821 boysOHPennsylvania: #179 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,776 boysPANew Jersey: #319 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,049 boysNJConnecticut: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,741 boysCTCalifornia: #146 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 789 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 498 boysUTColorado: #120 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 636 boysCONebraska: #82 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 396 boysNEMissouri: #164 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,015 boysMOKentucky: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,260 boysKYWest Virginia: #191 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,526 boysWVVirginia: #313 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,313 boysVAMaryland: #258 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,774 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 851 boysAZNew Mexico: #165 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 733 boysNMKansas: #125 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 645 boysKSArkansas: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 boysARTennessee: #268 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,507 boysTNNorth Carolina: #439 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,203 boysNCSouth Carolina: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,728 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #239 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,664 boysOKLouisiana: #370 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,126 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #373 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,140 boysALGeorgia: #496 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,824 boysGAHawaii: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,172 boysHITexas: #294 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,896 boysTXFlorida: #357 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,390 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#64 · 1 in 249
  2. Wisconsin#78 · 1 in 455
  3. South Dakota#79 · 1 in 323
  4. Oregon#80 · 1 in 356
  5. Nebraska#82 · 1 in 396

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#64201 in 249
Wisconsin#78781 in 455
South Dakota#79151 in 323
Oregon#80421 in 356
Nebraska#82281 in 396
Minnesota#86671 in 462
Indiana#88851 in 517
Iowa#88491 in 460
Wyoming#9551 in 439
Washington#106491 in 542
Utah#110211 in 498
Maine#115111 in 701
Colorado#120281 in 636
Nevada#12061 in 559
Ohio#1211101 in 821
Kansas#125241 in 645
Michigan#128911 in 837
California#1462121 in 789
Illinois#155921 in 992
Missouri#164361 in 1,015
Arizona#165171 in 851
New Mexico#165121 in 733
North Dakota#16651 in 986
Idaho#17061 in 893
Pennsylvania#179511 in 1,776
West Virginia#19191 in 1,526
Hawaii#23251 in 1,172
Oklahoma#239111 in 1,664
Kentucky#242121 in 2,260
Maryland#258101 in 2,774
Connecticut#26761 in 3,741
Tennessee#268131 in 2,507
Massachusetts#27781 in 5,699
Texas#294541 in 1,896
New York#306441 in 3,358
Virginia#313111 in 3,313
New Jersey#319131 in 4,049
Arkansas#32051 in 2,986
Florida#357141 in 3,390
South Carolina#36261 in 3,728
Louisiana#370111 in 3,126
Alabama#37371 in 4,140
North Carolina#43971 in 6,203
Georgia#49661 in 6,824
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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 1968

girls
#6,246
6 births · 1 in 273,398 girls
boys
#182
1,431 births · 1 in 1,215 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #6,246Rick6

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #182Rick1,431
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 273,398 of them was named Rick, which outranked 23.8% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #5,642Zachary7
  2. #5,642Zanita7
  3. #5,642Zenja7
  4. #6,246Rick6
  5. #6,246Abigayle6
  6. #6,246Acquanetta6
  7. #6,246Adana6
  8. #7,016Abelina5
  9. #7,016Adah5
  10. #7,016Adaline5

Tied with 769 names at #6,246; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,215 of them was named Rick, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #179Maurice1,475
  2. #180Tyrone1,451
  3. #181Lonnie1,444
  4. #182Rick1,431
  5. #183Don1,404
  6. #184Clarence1,382
  7. #185Tom1,363
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →