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Rich

/ˈɹɪtʃ/ · 100% boys · 27 born in 2025

Rich has been given to about 4,407 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɪtʃ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,513
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rich per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 256
  • Born in 202527
  • All time4,407

How popular is Rich?

Its best year was 1962, when 256 babies were given the name, ranking 497th. The typical living American called Rich is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Rich

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Erich0.78
  2. Mitch0.70
  3. Rick0.57
  4. Ricky0.55
  5. Richie0.55
  6. Richard0.50
  7. Rishi0.53
  8. Rico0.50

Middle names for Rich

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rich Thomas0.74
  2. Rich James0.74
  3. Rich Cole0.73
  4. Rich Miles0.70
  5. Rich Wilder0.69
  6. Rich Paul0.55

Sibling names for Rich

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.80
  2. Gwensister · 0.79
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.78
  4. Barronbrother · 0.75
  5. Tonybrother · 0.73
  6. Colettesister · 0.72

Where Rich is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rich Evans0.73
  2. Rich Edwards0.73
  3. Rich Anderson0.73
  4. Rich Allen0.73
  5. Rich Adams0.73
  6. Rich Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rich

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rich across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.