Ric
Ric is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ric is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ric
The earliest SSA record of Ric as a baby boy name dates back to 1942, when 6 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Ric — #1,026 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Rics. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Rics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ric
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ric. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Ric
Ric is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ric's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #1,026. Use the chart and map above to compare Ric's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.