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How popular is the name Rick?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ricks are alive today.
Rick (male) is a shortened form of the name Richard (and sometimes of Patrick). Rick itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2023; most Ricks are registered as Richard, which ranked 431st in 2025 with 92 babies.
Most people called Rick are registered as Richard, and share that name's profile: the Richard you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Richards born in England and Wales are between 46 and 67, and there are at least 410,000 of them alive today. Only some Richards go by Rick.
How many babies are named Rick or Richard each year?
Combined registrations of Richard, Rick. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Richard rank as a registered name?
Where does Rick rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Rick short for Richard?
Yes - Rick is a shortened form of Richard. It is also used for Patrick. Ricks are usually registered as Richard at birth.
When was the name Rick most popular?
The full name Richard peaked in 1964, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Rick itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Rick?
There's no official count of people who go by Rick, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 410,000 people registered as Richard born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Rick.
How old is the typical Rick?
Most people called Rick are registered as Richard. Most living Richards are between 46 and 67; the most common age is about 61.
Is Rick becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.