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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #357 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #546 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,200 boysILWisconsin: #385 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,728 boysWIMichigan: #382 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,084 boysMINew York: #540 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 6,132 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedORNevada: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,598 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedSDIowa: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,279 boysIAIndiana: #353 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,962 boysINOhio: #472 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,100 boysOHPennsylvania: #416 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,427 boysPANew Jersey: #414 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,590 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #351 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 2,985 boysCAUtah: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,313 boysUTColorado: #308 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,687 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #351 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,774 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #615 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,372 boysVAMaryland: #493 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,417 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedDEArizona: #356 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,754 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,661 boysNMKansas: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,409 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: 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: #571 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,319 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedALGeorgia: #661 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,243 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rick, so not publishedHITexas: #640 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,405 boysTXFlorida: #545 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,955 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#236 · 1 in 1,598
  2. Iowa#238 · 1 in 2,279
  3. New Mexico#272 · 1 in 1,661
  4. Colorado#308 · 1 in 2,687
  5. California#351 · 1 in 2,985

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#23651 in 1,598
Iowa#23881 in 2,279
New Mexico#27271 in 1,661
Colorado#30891 in 2,687
California#351901 in 2,985
Missouri#351101 in 3,774
Indiana#353101 in 3,962
Arizona#356111 in 2,754
Washington#357101 in 3,401
Kansas#36051 in 3,409
Utah#36451 in 3,313
Michigan#382171 in 4,084
Wisconsin#38571 in 4,728
New Jersey#414121 in 4,590
Pennsylvania#416151 in 5,427
Ohio#472111 in 7,100
Maryland#49351 in 6,417
New York#540221 in 6,132
Florida#545151 in 5,955
Illinois#546141 in 6,200
Louisiana#57161 in 5,319
Virginia#61551 in 8,372
Texas#640201 in 7,405
Georgia#66161 in 8,243
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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 1989

boys
#501
367 births · 1 in 5,452 boys

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #501Rick367
More about 1989

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 5,452 of them was named Rick, which outranked 94.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rick
  1. #498Frankie370
  2. #498Tracy370
  3. #500Tomas368
  4. #501Rick367
  5. #502Quinn361
  6. #503Freddy359
  7. #503Nathanael359
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →