Ricardo vs Rick

Side-by-side comparison of Ricardo and Rick - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Name B

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2928

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Metric Ricardo Rick
Current Rank #373 #2928
Total Births (all years) 146,456 81,829
Peak Year 1998 1958
Peak Year Births 3,044 5,461
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Ricardo Rick
1880s 6 -
1890s 7 -
1900s 61 -
1910s 330 6
1920s 1,168 121
1930s 1,789 269
1940s 3,044 5,972
1950s 10,318 34,371
1960s 13,149 25,717
1970s 17,657 6,155
1980s 23,089 4,257
1990s 29,311 2,566
2000s 27,190 1,336
2010s 13,928 790
2020s 5,409 269

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricardo Rick
2014 1,462 88
2015 1,340 81
2016 1,297 66
2017 1,168 63
2018 1,125 80
2019 1,018 51
2020 963 53
2021 946 44
2022 920 46
2023 876 43
2024 871 43
2025 833 40

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1888–2025.

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