Rick
Pronounced R IH1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1958
- 106 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Rick?
Rick is a boys' name, and first appears in 1919. It has been given to 83,389 children — the 350th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1958, when 5,527 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Ric and Ricke — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Rick and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Ric
- Ricke
Nicknames
Rick is itself a short form of Richard.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R IH1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rick
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rick
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rick?
- Rick ranks 350th among boys' names in US records, with 83,389 births since 1919. Over the past decade it accounts for 568.
- Is Rick a unisex name?
- No. Rick is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Rick most popular?
- 1958, when 5,527 children were given the name. It has been in use for 106 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Rick spelled?
- Ric, Ricke. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.