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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ric

Ric was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1037th with 55 babies. More babies were named Ric in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195855 babies
Total since 1880
1,270babies recorded

Ric popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,0666
1990#5,7199
1980#3,21414
1970#1,78425
1960#1,28938
1950#1,69420
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Ric, counting every spelling?

Ric has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ric?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Ric are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 43 and 68. That makes Ric a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ric by state

How common Ric was among boys born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.7×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ric, boys, 1956–1960. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ric: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ric, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ric

How popular is the name Ric?

Ric was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1037th with 55 babies. More babies were named Ric in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Ric a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,270 boys.

Where was Ric most popular?

In 1956–1960, Ric was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Michigan.