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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 635 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: #122 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 655 boysWAIdaho: #126 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 611 boysIDMontana: #114 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 529 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 854 boysNDMinnesota: #102 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 594 boysMNIllinois: #176 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,180 boysILWisconsin: #102 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 613 boysWIMichigan: #138 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 866 boysMINew York: #340 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,682 boysNYMassachusetts: #239 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,331 boysMARhode Island: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,484 boysRIOregon: #143 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 830 boysORNevada: #110 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 475 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #73 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 317 boysSDIowa: #112 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 625 boysIAIndiana: #132 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 838 boysINOhio: #159 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,168 boysOHPennsylvania: #200 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,088 boysPANew Jersey: #283 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,076 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #193 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 1,143 boysCAUtah: #119 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 587 boysUTColorado: #164 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 942 boysCONebraska: #118 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 666 boysNEMissouri: #151 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 966 boysMOKentucky: #273 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,630 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #326 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,475 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 893 boysAZNew Mexico: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,198 boysNMKansas: #207 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,512 boysKSArkansas: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,209 boysARTennessee: #308 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,943 boysTNNorth Carolina: #540 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,120 boysNCSouth Carolina: #399 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,668 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #207 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,445 boysOKLouisiana: #521 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,641 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #394 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,410 boysALGeorgia: #340 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,222 boysGAHawaii: #130 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 553 boysHITexas: #391 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,272 boysTXFlorida: #321 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,829 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#73 · 1 in 317
  2. Minnesota#102 · 1 in 594
  3. Wisconsin#102 · 1 in 613
  4. Nevada#110 · 1 in 475
  5. Iowa#112 · 1 in 625

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#73161 in 317
Minnesota#102551 in 594
Wisconsin#102601 in 613
Nevada#11081 in 475
Iowa#112371 in 625
Montana#114101 in 529
Nebraska#118181 in 666
Utah#119211 in 587
Washington#122431 in 655
Idaho#126101 in 611
Hawaii#130121 in 553
Indiana#132571 in 838
Alaska#13551 in 635
North Dakota#13561 in 854
Michigan#138941 in 866
Oregon#143201 in 830
Missouri#151411 in 966
Rhode Island#15651 in 1,484
Ohio#159831 in 1,168
Colorado#164211 in 942
Illinois#176821 in 1,180
Arizona#180191 in 893
California#1931561 in 1,143
Pennsylvania#200451 in 2,088
Kansas#207111 in 1,512
Oklahoma#207141 in 1,445
New Mexico#23681 in 1,198
Massachusetts#239141 in 3,331
Kentucky#273111 in 2,630
New Jersey#283181 in 3,076
Tennessee#308121 in 2,943
Florida#321191 in 2,829
Arkansas#32451 in 3,209
Virginia#326111 in 3,475
Georgia#340141 in 3,222
New York#340421 in 3,682
Texas#391351 in 3,272
Alabama#39471 in 4,410
South Carolina#39951 in 4,668
Louisiana#52161 in 5,641
North Carolina#54051 in 9,120
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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 1970

girls
#5,818
8 births · 1 in 218,518 girls
boys
#211
1,184 births · 1 in 1,569 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #5,818Rick8

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #211Rick1,184
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 218,518 of them was named Rick, which outranked 37.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #5,413Yavonne9
  2. #5,413Yocheved9
  3. #5,413Yuvonne9
  4. #5,818Rick8
  5. #5,818Adah8
  6. #5,818Adriann8
  7. #5,818Agueda8
  8. #6,362Abbi7
  9. #6,362Abbigail7
  10. #6,362Adel7

Tied with 543 names at #5,818; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,569 of them was named Rick, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #208Franklin1,219
  2. #209Francisco1,218
  3. #210Bernard1,186
  4. #211Rick1,184
  5. #212Stacy1,183
  6. #213Terrance1,177
  7. #214Gilbert1,170
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →