Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rich

#1,891 most common boys' name of all time · #4,569 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,891
Rank overall
#4,569 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
4,407
Since 2016
284
Peak year
1962 #497
Best rank
#497 1962
📖The word “rich” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 256/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rich is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 27 27 #3,956
2024 — 27 27 #3,987
2023 — 28 28 #3,889
2022 — 29 29 #3,777
2021 — 34 34 #3,364
2020 — 33 33 #3,346
2019 — 30 30 #3,639
2018 — 29 29 #3,709
2017 — 30 30 #3,588
2016 — 17 17 #5,326
2015 — 18 18 #5,063
2014 — 17 17 #5,257
2013 — 18 18 #4,985
2012 — 9 9 #8,173
2011 — 9 9 #8,099
2010 — 11 11 #7,095
2009 — 18 18 #5,108
2008 — 10 10 #7,711
2007 — 28 28 #3,692
2006 — 27 27 #3,687
2005 — 23 23 #3,946
2004 — 19 19 #4,424
2003 — 18 18 #4,435
2002 — 22 22 #3,802
2001 — 19 19 #4,127
2000 — 18 18 #4,212
1999 — 22 22 #3,483
1998 — 14 14 #4,658
1997 — 14 14 #4,462
1996 — 24 24 #3,030
1995 — 17 17 #3,701
1994 — 18 18 #3,605
1993 — 15 15 #4,030
1992 — 17 17 #3,619
1991 — 14 14 #4,019
1990 — 21 21 #2,959
1989 — 24 24 #2,619
1988 — 20 20 #2,772
1987 — 14 14 #3,351
1986 — 14 14 #3,278
1985 — 20 20 #2,514
1984 — 12 12 #3,472
1983 — 11 11 #3,645
1982 — 13 13 #3,294
1981 — 17 17 #2,693
1980 — 10 10 #3,854
1979 — 15 15 #2,908
1978 — 19 19 #2,386
1977 — 15 15 #2,799
1976 — 11 11 #3,277
1975 — 19 19 #2,296
1974 — 22 22 #1,988
1973 — 31 31 #1,557
1972 — 40 40 #1,330
1971 — 79 79 #915
1970 — 65 65 #1,008
1969 — 89 89 #817
1968 — 116 116 #699
1967 — 122 122 #674
1966 — 124 124 #663
1965 — 166 166 #591
1964 — 224 224 #523
1963 — 229 229 #526
1962 — 256 256 #497
1961 — 232 232 #522
1960 — 231 231 #522
1959 — 229 229 #518
1958 — 168 168 #598
1957 — 136 136 #657
1956 — 70 70 #895
1955 — 24 24 #1,580
1954 — 23 23 #1,601
1953 — 26 26 #1,482
1952 — 35 35 #1,252
1951 — 17 17 #1,849
1950 — 22 22 #1,576
1949 — 27 27 #1,413
1948 — 52 52 #965
1947 — 48 48 #1,041
1946 — 53 53 #916
1945 — 26 26 #1,305
1944 — 32 32 #1,178
1943 — 41 41 #1,057
1942 — 26 26 #1,366
1941 — 20 20 #1,539
1940 — 16 16 #1,747
1939 — 12 12 #2,065
1938 — 8 8 #2,663
1937 — 8 8 #2,702
1936 — 5 5 #3,590
1935 — 8 8 #2,737
1933 — 11 11 #2,229
1932 — 7 7 #3,117
1931 — 10 10 #2,492
1929 — 5 5 #3,994
1927 — 6 6 #3,807
1926 — 5 5 #4,235
1924 — 5 5 #4,384
1923 — 9 9 #2,964
1922 — 8 8 #3,272
1921 — 10 10 #2,822
1920 — 6 6 #3,833
1919 — 9 9 #2,894
1918 — 6 6 #3,754
1917 — 5 5 #4,022
1916 — 11 11 #2,408
1915 — 9 9 #2,636
1914 — 11 11 #1,985
1913 — 6 6 #2,520
1909 — 5 5 #1,478
1904 — 7 7 #991
1903 — 5 5 #1,179
1902 — 5 5 #1,171
1901 — 6 6 #972
1900 — 8 8 #998
1899 — 6 6 #974
1896 — 5 5 #1,137
1894 — 5 5 #1,106
1893 — 6 6 #944
1890 — 6 6 #919
1889 — 5 5 #1,003
1888 — 9 9 #729
1887 — 8 8 #716
1886 — 6 6 #886
1885 — 5 5 #978
1884 — 9 9 #687
1882 — 6 6 #864
1881 — 12 12 #527
1880 — 8 8 #732