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Baby name

Rick

Boy

Origin of the name

Rick is a pet form of Richard, “powerful ruler.”

Short-lived name

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Rick peaked in 1958, when 1 baby in 757 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 40 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 3035. 42% of all babies named Rick since 1880 were born in the 1950s.
81,829births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 77rank at its peak, in 1958

Where babies named Rick are born

1958

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The darker the blue, the more common Rick is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Rick is most common in Iowa (3 times), Montana (2.9) and Idaho (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Ted · Nelson · Perry · Rickey · Guy · Bob

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