Is Rick a boy or girl name?
Rick is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 42 boys were named Rick, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 81,927 US babies named Rick were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,981
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rick since 1919
- 81,927
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 5,468 babies
Boys and girls named Rick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5,973 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 34,371 | 40 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 25,719 | 70 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 6,158 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 1980s | 4,256 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 2,566 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,336 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 789 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,930 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,457 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 81 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 108 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 111 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 130 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 148 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 144 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 165 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 165 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 165 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 189 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 214 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 215 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 266 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 317 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 312 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 346 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 377 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 367 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 385 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 437 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 418 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 443 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 387 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 437 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 490 | #364 | 5 | #11,849 |
| 1981 | 450 | #381 | 7 | #8,816 |
| 1980 | 442 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 496 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 404 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 438 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 458 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 500 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 516 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 621 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 682 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 859 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 1,184 | #211 | 8 | #6,232 |
| 1969 | 1,272 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 1,431 | #182 | 6 | #6,828 |
| 1967 | 1,588 | #167 | 6 | #6,609 |
| 1966 | 1,744 | #162 | 5 | #7,370 |
| 1965 | 2,254 | #137 | 8 | #5,186 |
| 1964 | 2,853 | #121 | 5 | #7,574 |
| 1963 | 3,218 | #111 | 10 | #4,473 |
| 1962 | 3,410 | #110 | 11 | #4,215 |
| 1961 | 3,732 | #108 | 13 | #3,750 |
| 1960 | 4,217 | #101 | 6 | #6,242 |
| 1959 | 4,936 | #89 | 8 | #4,946 |
| 1958 | 5,462 | #76 | 6 | #5,964 |
| 1957 | 4,663 | #87 | 10 | #4,145 |
| 1956 | 3,656 | #100 | 5 | #6,700 |
| 1955 | 3,149 | #110 | 6 | #5,701 |
| 1954 | 3,370 | #102 | 5 | #6,444 |
| 1953 | 3,172 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 2,583 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,896 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,484 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,361 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,280 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,120 | #183 | 5 | #5,953 |
| 1946 | 829 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 504 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 431 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 237 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 96 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 60 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 55 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,850 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,077 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rick reached #76 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #3,750 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rick
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.