Rich
Boy · RICH · Germanic
Rich is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “brave ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Rich mean?
Germanic: short form of Richard
“brave ruler”
Short form of Richard, from Germanic words for power and hardiness.
- Say it
- RICH
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rich a girl's or a boy's name?
Rich is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rich in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Rich, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 1962, with 256 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rich in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1971, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rich in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,327 |
| 1971 | 79 | #914 |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,005 |
| 1969 | 89 | #817 |
| 1968 | 116 | #699 |
| 1967 | 122 | #674 |
| 1966 | 124 | #663 |
| 1965 | 166 | #591 |
| 1964 | 224 | #521 |
| 1963 | 229 | #526 |
| 1962 | 256 | #496 |
| 1961 | 232 | #522 |
| 1960 | 231 | #522 |
| 1959 | 229 | #518 |
| 1958 | 168 | #597 |
| 1957 | 136 | #655 |
| 1956 | 70 | #893 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,479 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,244 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,837 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1948 | 52 | #962 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,035 |
| 1946 | 53 | #911 |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,295 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,173 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,053 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,358 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,050 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,388 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #836 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
Nicknames for Rich
- Richie 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Rich
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