How Many People Are Named Ric?
An estimated 1,058 people in the United States have the first name Ric. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Ric peaked in popularity in 1958 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ric as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ric paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,058
About 1 in 323,964 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1958
55 births
Total Registered
1,270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ric
Ric is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,270 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ric as a male name
Ranked #9,518 in 2012
8 male births in 2012
Peak: 1958 (55 births)
Ric: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ric span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 386 babies were registered. Ric has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ric by Decade
How has Ric tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ric by State
Birth registrations for Ric span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Texas. On average, about 36 Rics were registered per state.
Ric + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ric
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ric: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ric?
We estimate approximately 1,058 people named Ric are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 323,964 Americans share this first name.
Is Ric a common name?
Ric is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ric most popular?
Ric reached peak popularity in 1958, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ric is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ric a male name?
Ric is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ric Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ric Smith, Ric Johnson, Ric Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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