first name
RICH
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 16,285 people named Rich, 82.7% reported their origin as White, 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% as Asian or Pacific Islander. Virtually all are male (99.5%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rich peaked in 1962, when 256 babies got the name.
At least 4,407 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Rich by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #1,325. The largest share of babies named Rich, 47.7%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rich is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rich has been most common in California (2.8×), Illinois (2.6×), and Washington (2.6×), and least common in Wisconsin (0.69×).
2,242 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rich
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rich, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rich ranks #696 of 156,621, with 47,823 people. See Rich as a last name
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