Boy
Rick
Rick is a boy's name meaning "Germanic ric (ruler) + hard (brave), brave ruler", drawing on Germanic roots. It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. In total, about 81,598 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
EtymologyShort for Richard
GermanicGermanic "ric" (ruler) + "hard" (brave) – "brave ruler"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
6
1920s
122
1930s
268
1940s
5,982
1950s
34,422
1960s
25,803
1970s
6,174
1980s
4,267
1990s
2,566
2000s
1,332
2010s
656
Peaked in the 1950s · 81,598 total U.S. births since 1900