# Rich (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rich/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,407 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,407 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 8,623 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,729 |
| 2013 | 18 | 5,126 |
| 2014 | 17 | 5,440 |
| 2015 | 18 | 5,241 |
| 2016 | 17 | 5,505 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3,654 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3,772 |
| 2019 | 30 | 3,699 |
| 2020 | 33 | 3,397 |
| 2021 | 34 | 3,406 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3,855 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3,976 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4,056 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4,017 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Rich

- Rich Moore, American animator and film director
- Rich Sommer, American actor
- Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist
- Rich Skrenta, American computer programmer
- Rich Piana, American bodybuilder and Internet personality/entrepreneur (1970–2017)
- Rich Hall, American comedian, writer and musician
- Rich Little, Canadian-American impressionist and actor
- Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player
- Rich Harrison, American music producer
- Rich Nugent, American politician
- Rich Costey, American record producer
- Rich Robinson, American rock musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.