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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #306 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,162 boysWAIdaho: #197 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,365 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 boysNDMinnesota: #189 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,184 boysMNIllinois: #338 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,225 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,507 boysWIMichigan: #245 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,596 boysMINew York: #457 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,271 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,736 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSDIowa: #245 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,038 boysIAIndiana: #269 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,048 boysINOhio: #275 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,293 boysOHPennsylvania: #326 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,592 boysPANew Jersey: #437 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,499 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #320 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,626 boysCAUtah: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,477 boysUTColorado: #231 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,933 boysCONebraska: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMOKentucky: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,465 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: #286 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,146 boysAZNew Mexico: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,286 boysNMKansas: #249 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,235 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #378 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,504 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #451 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,167 boysOKLouisiana: #585 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,298 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #454 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,210 boysALGeorgia: #555 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,758 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedHITexas: #396 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 3,204 boysTXFlorida: #412 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,129 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#146 · 1 in 1,104
  2. North Dakota#156 · 1 in 1,209
  3. Wisconsin#159 · 1 in 1,507
  4. Minnesota#189 · 1 in 2,184
  5. Idaho#197 · 1 in 1,365

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#146111 in 1,104
North Dakota#15651 in 1,209
Wisconsin#159231 in 1,507
Minnesota#189151 in 2,184
Idaho#19761 in 1,365
Oregon#200111 in 1,736
Utah#200131 in 1,477
Colorado#231131 in 1,933
New Mexico#23591 in 1,286
Iowa#24571 in 3,038
Michigan#245251 in 2,596
Kansas#24981 in 2,235
Indiana#269131 in 3,048
Ohio#275241 in 3,293
Arizona#286111 in 2,146
Washington#306101 in 3,162
California#320781 in 2,626
Pennsylvania#326171 in 4,592
Illinois#338261 in 3,225
Kentucky#33861 in 4,465
South Carolina#37861 in 3,504
Texas#396451 in 3,204
Florida#412161 in 4,129
New Jersey#43781 in 5,499
Oklahoma#45151 in 5,167
Alabama#45451 in 5,210
New York#457221 in 5,271
Georgia#55561 in 6,758
Louisiana#58561 in 6,298
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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 1982

girls
#10,517
5 births · 1 in 338,665 girls
boys
#364
490 births · 1 in 3,703 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #10,517Rick5

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #364Rick490
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 338,665 of them was named Rick, which outranked 14.7% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #9,237Zully6
  2. #9,237Zunilda6
  3. #9,237Zuri6
  4. #10,517Rick5
  5. #10,517Aapri5
  6. #10,517Aaronda5
  7. #10,517Abimbola5

Tied with 1,815 names at #10,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,703 of them was named Rick, which outranked 95.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #360Jamar494
  2. #362Darius493
  3. #363Dwight492
  4. #364Rick490
  5. #365Derick489
  6. #366Leo483
  7. #367Terence479
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →