Ricky

Given to 225,089 US babies since 1925

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#7133
recorded as girls
#948
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
263
girls 15 · boys 248
Peak year
1958
13,375 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
225,089
since 1925

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ricky was most popular in 1958, when 13,375 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 248 babies were named Ricky, ranking #948 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1958 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ricky was most popular in 1958, when 13,375 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 248 babies were named Ricky, ranking #948 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.024681880192019602000Peak 1958

Ricky was most popular in 1958, when 13,375 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 248 babies were named Ricky, ranking #948 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 15 7133 248 948
2024 10 9556 302 826
2023 7 12197 270 872
2022 12 8542 292 835
2021 <5 — 323 773
2020 11 8953 366 696
2019 9 10473 402 657
2018 10 9806 368 678
2017 12 8776 366 683
2016 8 11781 448 602
2015 8 11835 478 582
2014 <5 — 540 518
2013 <5 — 552 495
2012 <5 — 592 459
2011 6 14824 590 455
2010 7 13448 595 449
2009 10 10679 700 416
2008 7 13832 851 365
2007 9 11630 823 373
2006 7 13606 760 395
2005 <5 — 769 376
2004 18 6489 786 358
2003 <5 — 799 348
2002 9 10246 802 341
2001 7 12056 858 326
2000 11 8534 1,025 294
1999 11 8223 1,098 271
1998 12 7532 970 292
1997 5 13724 1,076 264
1996 16 5771 1,197 248
1995 16 5677 1,227 237
1994 18 5249 1,412 205
1993 10 8052 1,442 208
1992 12 7067 1,620 191
1991 14 6253 1,617 193
1990 14 6131 1,759 176
1989 20 4522 1,897 159
1988 22 4015 1,882 148
1987 21 3983 1,854 148
1986 18 4347 1,958 144
1985 27 3246 1,932 145
1984 24 3423 1,981 138
1983 31 2783 2,081 128
1982 27 3172 2,119 129
1981 25 3340 2,221 122
1980 25 3318 2,232 122
1979 20 3777 2,225 124
1978 19 3777 2,017 130
1977 14 4652 1,959 136
1976 25 2932 1,993 132
1975 31 2516 1,918 135
1974 38 2133 2,033 129
1973 23 2914 1,939 133
1972 22 2976 2,236 127
1971 16 3789 2,659 121
1970 30 2450 3,092 105
1969 30 2350 3,415 90
1968 27 2360 4,036 70
1967 42 1783 4,019 75
1966 37 1882 4,680 64
1965 28 2247 5,659 57
1964 49 1635 6,758 54
1963 60 1435 8,114 47
1962 58 1456 8,694 50
1961 59 1454 10,027 44
1960 66 1354 11,000 38
1959 82 1174 13,226 34
1958 49 1527 13,375 34
1957 53 1458 10,574 40
1956 50 1506 8,780 43
1955 34 1803 8,329 46
1954 58 1300 8,164 46
1953 51 1358 6,887 51
1952 35 1641 4,655 81
1951 30 1772 3,073 102
1950 32 1653 2,107 128
1949 32 1666 1,791 148
1948 30 1708 1,600 155
1947 45 1377 1,301 173
1946 24 1860 761 220
1945 21 1825 523 252
1944 12 2625 393 301
1943 6 4196 182 465
1942 7 3738 110 598
1941 5 4420 87 654
1940 <5 — 48 919
1939 <5 — 29 1219
1938 5 4342 30 1199
1937 <5 — 19 1576
1936 5 4181 28 1243
1935 <5 — 19 1584
1934 <5 — 20 1551
1933 7 3406 11 2214
1932 <5 — 8 2849
1931 6 3848 10 2471
1930 <5 — 11 2444
1929 <5 — 8 2980
1928 5 4725 10 2659
1927 5 4805 6 3780
1926 <5 — 11 2566
1925 <5 — 6 3741

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Other spellings

Rickey · 62,391 Rickie · 18,237 Rikki · 7,712 Ricki · 6,745 Riki · 1,626

Names like Ricky

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Ricky is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years