Richard vs Rick

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

Name A

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Name B

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2954

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Metric Richard Rick
Current Rank #232 #2954
Total Births (all years) 2,576,005 81,792
Peak Year 1946 1958
Peak Year Births 58,871 5,462
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Richard Rick
1880ss 7,010 —
1890ss 7,572 —
1900ss 10,675 —
1910ss 74,603 6
1920ss 222,598 121
1930ss 330,501 269
1940ss 477,472 5,973
1950ss 535,453 34,371
1960ss 373,894 25,719
1970ss 202,808 6,158
1980ss 154,750 4,256
1990ss 94,874 2,566
2000ss 48,582 1,336
2010ss 26,737 789
2020ss 8,476 228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richard Rick
2014 2,887 88
2015 2,687 81
2016 2,523 66
2017 2,284 63
2018 2,137 80
2019 1,989 50
2020 1,826 53
2021 1,782 44
2022 1,684 46
2023 1,645 43
2024 1,539 42

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, 1880–2024.

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