Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Riddick isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riddick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 662
- 662 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,564 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,564 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 48.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 544 as a first name in 2020; 7,884 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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