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Rick

/ˈɹɪk/ · 100% boys · 40 born in 2025

Rick has been given to about 81,964 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɪk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 67,175
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rick per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 5,467
  • Born in 202540
  • All time81,964

How popular is Rick?

Its best year was 1958, when 5,467 babies were given the name, ranking 77th. The typical living American called Rick is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Rick

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nick0.77
  2. Dick0.77
  3. Erick0.75
  4. Ricky0.72
  5. Ricki0.65
  6. Derick0.64
  7. Derrick0.62
  8. Rico0.64

Middle names for Rick

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

Sibling names for Rick

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.94
  2. Gwendolynsister · 0.89
  3. Dannybrother · 0.89
  4. Jaybrother · 0.88
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.88
  6. Gwensister · 0.86

Where Rick is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rick 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.