Rick vs Richard

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

Name A

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2928

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rick Richard
2014 88 2,888
2015 81 2,688
2016 66 2,525
2017 63 2,286
2018 80 2,138
2019 51 1,990
2020 53 1,828
2021 44 1,783
2022 46 1,688
2023 43 1,645
2024 43 1,544
2025 40 1,505

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, 1919–2025.

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