Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Rick

RIK · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Short for Richard — powerful ruler
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
royal · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2981
2024 births42
Peak year1958
First appeared1919
Total US births81,792
1958 peak19191945197219982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RickyRich
In other languages
Ricardo (Spanish)Riccardo (Italian)

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