Rick

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A few things about Rick you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rick

Rick Rubin

American music producer (born 1963)

Choose Rick and your child shares a first name with Rick Rubin, an American music producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rick, like who?” Rick Rubin's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 42,735 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Rick, 40 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rick would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRick first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1958, when it ranked #77. Today it's #3,036, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowRick was 3.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,905 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 42,735.
• 🍂TrendRick has slipped 599 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,036. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningRick is an English form of Richard, which means “powerful ruler”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Rick

Rick is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “powerful ruler”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with R and ending in “-ick”. US birth records list Rick for boys from 1919 to 2025, in 106 of those 107 years. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked #77 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,036, with 40 babies.

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