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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,684 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #152 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 989 boysNDMinnesota: #162 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,590 boysMNIllinois: #395 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,127 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,229 boysWIMichigan: #285 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,910 boysMINew York: #831 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,031 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,799 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 694 boysSDIowa: #194 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,780 boysIAIndiana: #225 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,119 boysINOhio: #213 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,139 boysOHPennsylvania: #341 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,770 boysPANew Jersey: #376 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,049 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #253 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,763 boysCAUtah: #169 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,171 boysUTColorado: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,087 boysCONebraska: #156 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,197 boysNEMissouri: #288 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,000 boysMOKentucky: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,803 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,785 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNMKansas: #260 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,167 boysKSArkansas: #321 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,968 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedGAHawaii: #222 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,033 boysHITexas: #504 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,122 boysTXFlorida: #576 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,741 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#131 · 1 in 694
  2. Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 1,229
  3. North Dakota#152 · 1 in 989
  4. Nebraska#156 · 1 in 1,197
  5. Minnesota#162 · 1 in 1,590

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#13171 in 694
Wisconsin#146251 in 1,229
North Dakota#15251 in 989
Nebraska#15691 in 1,197
Minnesota#162171 in 1,590
Utah#169141 in 1,171
Iowa#194111 in 1,780
Ohio#213351 in 2,139
Oregon#22091 in 1,799
Hawaii#22261 in 1,033
Indiana#225181 in 2,119
California#253901 in 1,763
Kansas#26071 in 2,167
Colorado#26391 in 2,087
Arizona#273101 in 1,785
Michigan#285211 in 2,910
Missouri#288111 in 3,000
Washington#29091 in 2,684
Kentucky#31671 in 3,803
Arkansas#32151 in 2,968
Pennsylvania#341151 in 4,770
New Jersey#376101 in 4,049
Illinois#395191 in 4,127
Texas#504211 in 5,122
Florida#57671 in 6,741
New York#83181 in 14,031
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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 1976

boys
#357
457 births · 1 in 3,433 boys

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #357Rick457
More about 1976

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 3,433 of them was named Rick, which outranked 94.5% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #354Darrin466
  2. #355Gene464
  3. #356Perry458
  4. #357Rick457
  5. #358Damion456
  6. #359Marcos451
  7. #360Floyd448
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →