Rick

Where Rick comes from

From the male given name Richard.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rick
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #3,736 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1950
    Rick Perry born
    American politician
  3. 1958
    Peak, #77
    5,461 babies named Rick — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1963
    Rick Rubin born
    American music producer
  5. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #137.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Richard, as well as similar name such as Ricardo.
Namesakes
  • Rick Perry · American politician, born 1950
  • Rick Rubin · American music producer, born 1963
  • Rick Ross · American rapper and record executive, born 1976
  • Rick Moranis · Canadian actor, comedian and musician, born 1953
  • Rick Husband · American astronaut, 1957–2003

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.