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 #233

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Name B

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2928

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Metric Richard Rick
Current Rank #233 #2928
Total Births (all years) 2,577,552 81,829
Peak Year 1946 1958
Peak Year Births 58,870 5,461
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Richard Rick
1880s 7,010 -
1890s 7,572 -
1900s 10,675 -
1910s 74,603 6
1920s 222,599 121
1930s 330,502 269
1940s 477,476 5,972
1950s 535,461 34,371
1960s 373,907 25,717
1970s 202,804 6,155
1980s 154,745 4,257
1990s 94,876 2,566
2000s 48,582 1,336
2010s 26,747 790
2020s 9,993 269

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richard Rick
2014 2,888 88
2015 2,688 81
2016 2,525 66
2017 2,286 63
2018 2,138 80
2019 1,990 51
2020 1,828 53
2021 1,783 44
2022 1,688 46
2023 1,645 43
2024 1,544 43
2025 1,505 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, 1880–2025.

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