Is Ric a boy or girl name?

Ric is a boy’s name. Of the 1,270 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ric

Recorded 1942–2012 · United States

Ric was most popular in 1958, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,354 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,270 people named Ric.

Ric over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ric’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ric a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ric is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,270 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ric

Where Ric is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org