Rick
Boy name · #3049 in 2025 · Very rare
Rick ranks #3049 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 40 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1826, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 boys born in 2025 was named Rick.
The 106-year story
Rick first appears in the Social Security records in 1919, when 6 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1958, when 5,461 boys were named Rick — good for #77 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rick per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rick in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Rick is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Rick will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rick is most common
State-level data for Rick is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Rick
Rick belongs to the Richard family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Richard family went to about 1,905 boys in 2025 — together they'd rank around #192, versus #3049 for Rick alone.
Names like Rick
Statistically, parents drawn to Rick tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nick, Roderick, Kirk, Fredrick, and Rickey.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rick | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3036 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2915 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2895 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2793 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2819 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2437 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2556 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1872 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2154 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2110 |
| 2015 | 81 | #1826 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1714 |
| 2013 | 73 | #1915 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1799 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1577 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1503 |
| 2009 | 108 | #1529 |
| 2008 | 111 | #1478 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1341 |
| 2006 | 133 | #1255 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1081 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1251 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1155 |
| 2002 | 148 | #1033 |
| 2001 | 144 | #1024 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rick a popular boy name?
Rick ranked #3049 among boys in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1826.
When was the name Rick most popular?
Rick peaked in 1958, when 5,461 American boys received the name (ranked #77 that year). Since 1958 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Rick?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American boys was named Rick. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.