How Many People Are Named Rick James?
There are approximately 54 people named Rick James living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rick with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname James. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
54
1 in 6,347,303 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Rick: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rick. The peak year was 1958 with 5,468 births. The average person named Rick today is 62 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Rick
In the 2020 Census, the first name Rick was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.78%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.10%) and Black (3.23%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Rick in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Rick rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the James Surname
The surname James was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname James in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Rick" has an estimated frequency of 0.0193% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "James" appears at a rate of 81.47 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Rick are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 54 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Rick James: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Rick James?
We estimate approximately 54 people named Rick James are alive in the United States today. The first name Rick is shared by 66,209 Americans, and the surname James is shared by 279,230.
How rare is the name Rick James?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans. The first name Rick is uncommon and the surname James is common.
Is Rick a male or female name?
Rick is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1958 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Rick?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Rick was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.78%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.10%) and Black (3.23%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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