Boys' name · since 1922
Riddick
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 662 babies named Riddick, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riddick currently ranks #5435 among boys' names in America, with 662 babies recorded since 1922.
Riddick has 662 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5435 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #6,676 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,435 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 662 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riddick ranks #6,676 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,435 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 662 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riddick's 662 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Riddick compares
662 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Riddick's all-time total is 79% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riddick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 662 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riddick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riddick's full recorded timeline at 2013, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riddick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Riddick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (348 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Riddick's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Riddick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
348 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 348 births (53% of all-time use).
How Riddick 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 Riddick's total volume
Riddick by state
Where Riddick concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.8% |
19 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Riddick's data
- Riddick's decade-level peak was the 2010s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Riddicks (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Riddick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Riddick 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.