Boys' name · since 1919
Rick
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 81,829 babies named Rick, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,829
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
81,829 babies have been named Rick since 1919, making it today's #3049 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rick recorded 81,829 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #3049 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #362 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,049 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 81,829 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rick ranks #362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,049 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 81,829 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81,829
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rick's 81,829 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rick compares
81,829 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rick's all-time total is 222x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81,829 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,461 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rick's full recorded timeline at 1973, 15% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 85% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 5,461 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 5,461
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Rick popularity over time - girls
135 total births recorded since 1947 (Rick as girls' name)
Rick by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (34,371 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Rick's strongest decade.
34,371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 121
1920s
121 births
- 1930s 269
1930s
269 births
- 1940s 5,972
1940s
5,972 births
- 1950s
1950s
34,371 births
- 1960s
1960s
25,717 births
- 1970s 6,155
1970s
6,155 births
- 1980s 4,257
1980s
4,257 births
- 1990s 2,566
1990s
2,566 births
- 2000s 1,336
2000s
1,336 births
- 2010s 790
2010s
790 births
- 2020s 269
2020s
269 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 34,371 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rick's total volume
Rick by state
Where Rick concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,342 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 7,035 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6,076 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5,033 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 4,376 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 3,352 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 3,032 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 2,926 | 3.6% |
12,342 of 81,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Rick appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rick's data
- Rick's decade-level peak was the 1950s (34,371 total births); usage has since declined to 269 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ricks (12,342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.