Rich

Where Rich comes from

From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rich
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys — 8 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1962
    Peak, #496
    256 babies named Rich — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1963
    Rich Moore born
    American animator and film director
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #663.
  5. 1978
    Rich Sommer born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Namesakes
  • Rich Moore · American animator and film director, born 1963
  • Rich Sommer · American actor, born 1978
  • Rich Franklin · American mixed martial artist, born 1974
  • Rich Skrenta · American computer programmer, born 1967
  • Rich Piana · American bodybuilder and Internet personality/entrepreneur, 1970–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.