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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 81,829since 1919
Rick over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wyoming#87 · 1 in 333
- Idaho#111 · 1 in 490
- Nevada#113 · 1 in 534
- Nebraska#117 · 1 in 638
- Wisconsin#122 · 1 in 870
Best ever in a state: #30 in Washington, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #87 | 7 | 1 in 333 |
| Idaho | #111 | 12 | 1 in 490 |
| Nevada | #113 | 7 | 1 in 534 |
| Nebraska | #117 | 18 | 1 in 638 |
| Wisconsin | #122 | 39 | 1 in 870 |
| Oregon | #126 | 23 | 1 in 681 |
| Montana | #128 | 8 | 1 in 644 |
| Iowa | #129 | 26 | 1 in 827 |
| Minnesota | #129 | 32 | 1 in 928 |
| Utah | #133 | 17 | 1 in 736 |
| South Dakota | #140 | 7 | 1 in 694 |
| Colorado | #142 | 25 | 1 in 761 |
| Washington | #145 | 29 | 1 in 874 |
| Maine | #155 | 7 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Kansas | #156 | 16 | 1 in 986 |
| Indiana | #163 | 38 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Michigan | #164 | 68 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Ohio | #170 | 68 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Illinois | #192 | 68 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Oklahoma | #203 | 14 | 1 in 1,445 |
| West Virginia | #210 | 7 | 1 in 2,063 |
| New Mexico | #211 | 9 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Arizona | #213 | 15 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Pennsylvania | #233 | 33 | 1 in 2,679 |
| California | #242 | 95 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Maryland | #261 | 10 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Missouri | #269 | 16 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Massachusetts | #299 | 9 | 1 in 4,733 |
| Kentucky | #307 | 9 | 1 in 3,238 |
| Connecticut | #324 | 5 | 1 in 4,124 |
| New Jersey | #341 | 12 | 1 in 4,301 |
| Tennessee | #379 | 8 | 1 in 4,323 |
| New York | #429 | 27 | 1 in 5,076 |
| Florida | #444 | 11 | 1 in 4,892 |
| Texas | #477 | 24 | 1 in 4,752 |
| North Carolina | #542 | 5 | 1 in 8,902 |
| Louisiana | #578 | 5 | 1 in 6,618 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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.
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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
| 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 1971
boys
#260
859 births · 1 in 2,059 boys
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,059 of them was named Rick, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.