Boys' name · peaked in 1958
Rick name popularity since 1925
81,925 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rick. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Rick is about 66 years old in 2026. Rick peaked in 1958 as the #77 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,925
- Named Rick, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,077 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 135 girls · 81,790 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Rick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rick births per year, 1925–2025
1958 was the biggest year for Rick both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1943 and 1948, Rick became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 6,020 baby boys to 1 in 1,370.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 1,410 to 1 in 3,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 88 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 269 | #1,747 |
| 1940s | 5 | 5,972 | #260 |
| 1950s | 40 | 34,371 | #109 |
| 1960s | 70 | 25,717 | #137 |
| 1970s | 8 | 6,155 | #343 |
| 1980s | 12 | 4,257 | #408 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,566 | #732 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,336 | #1,091 |
| 2010s | 0 | 790 | #1,841 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 269 | #3,077 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
68.9% of babies named Rick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Rick is most popular
The index compares Rick's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.91× | 2,926 |
| Idaho | 2.82× | 889 |
| Montana | 2.80× | 648 |
| Oregon | 2.73× | 2,022 |
| Nebraska | 2.56× | 1,419 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rick (1958).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data