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How popular is the name Rik?

Births per year, rank history and how many Riks are alive today.

Rik (male), a spelling of Rick, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2008 (ranked 4432nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2001, when 4 babies were given the name, the 2587th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Rick you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Ricks born in England and Wales are between 14 and 32, and there are at least 140 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Rick - on average, only one in every 2,165 such rooms contains a Rick.

How many babies are named Rik each year?

Includes all spellings: Rik, Rick. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0246200020201996: 71997: 41998: 51999: 42001: 42004: 62006: 32008: 62009: 32011: 42013: 32014: 42017: 32022: 52023: 3actual

Where does the Rik spelling rank?

1101001,0005,0002001: ranked 2,5872008: ranked 4,432

Where does the Rick spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,5911997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 2,0741999: ranked 2,4252004: ranked 2,3042006: ranked 4,0522008: ranked 4,4322009: ranked 4,5272011: ranked 3,8302013: ranked 4,6852014: ranked 3,8952017: ranked 4,8122022: ranked 3,4502023: ranked 4,992

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.

Chart: babies named Rik per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2023, peaking at about 7 in 1996
Rik: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2023. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Rik most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Rick, peaked in 1996, when 7 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Rik spelling itself peaked in 2001, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Rik?

At least 140 people named Rik in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Rik?

Most living Riks are between 14 and 32; the most common age is about 31.

Is Rik becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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