# Rick (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rick/  
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 | /ɹɪk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ric, Rik |
| US babies named this | 81,964 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 81,829 / 135 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 57, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the male given name Richard.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 10 | 4,145 |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,963 |
| 1959 | 8 | 4,946 |
| 1960 | 6 | 6,243 |
| 1961 | 13 | 3,751 |
| 1962 | 11 | 4,214 |
| 1963 | 10 | 4,474 |
| 1964 | 5 | 7,572 |
| 1965 | 8 | 5,189 |
| 1966 | 5 | 7,370 |
| 1967 | 6 | 6,610 |
| 1968 | 6 | 6,828 |
| 1970 | 8 | 6,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | 8,816 |
| 1982 | 5 | 11,851 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 98 | 1,586 |
| 2012 | 82 | 1,809 |
| 2013 | 73 | 1,929 |
| 2014 | 88 | 1,724 |
| 2015 | 81 | 1,841 |
| 2016 | 66 | 2,130 |
| 2017 | 63 | 2,168 |
| 2018 | 80 | 1,885 |
| 2019 | 51 | 2,578 |
| 2020 | 53 | 2,458 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2,851 |
| 2022 | 46 | 2,823 |
| 2023 | 43 | 2,935 |
| 2024 | 43 | 2,947 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3,077 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7 | 1,591 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2,337 |
| 1998 | 5 | 2,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2,425 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2,304 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Rick

- Rick Perry, American politician
- Rick Rubin, American music producer (born 1963)
- Rick Ross, American rapper and record executive
- Rick Moranis, Canadian actor, comedian and musician (born 1953)
- Rick Husband, American astronaut (1957-2003)
- Rick Barry, American basketball player (born 1944)
- Rick Karsdorp, Dutch footballer
- Rick Warren, American Baptist pastor and writer
- Rick Hoffman, American actor
- Rick Yune, American actor
- Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach
- Rick Parfitt, British rock musician (1948–2016)

## 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.