Rickey
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #11,409 · #2,798 for boys in 2025, 45 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 3,782 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 61,717since 1924
Rickey over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Rickey has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,798 | 45 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,750 | 47 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,895 | 43 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,753 | 47 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,096 | 69 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,113 | 66 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,150 | 66 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,122 | 66 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,780 | 86 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,890 | 78 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,729 | 89 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,506 | 107 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,528 | 105 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,602 | 97 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,484 | 109 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,399 | 119 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,381 | 123 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,329 | 130 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,188 | 148 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,077 | 165 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,105 | 149 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,101 | 143 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,093 | 141 | |
| 2002 | — | #930 | 172 | |
| 2001 | — | #926 | 167 | |
| 2000 | — | #890 | 176 | |
| 1999 | — | #809 | 188 | |
| 1998 | — | #900 | 160 | |
| 1997 | — | #706 | 224 | |
| 1996 | — | #727 | 211 | |
| 1995 | — | #659 | 251 | |
| 1994 | — | #655 | 252 | |
| 1993 | — | #584 | 311 | |
| 1992 | — | #565 | 324 | |
| 1991 | — | #530 | 363 | |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #502 | 382 |
| 1989 | — | #456 | 424 | |
| 1988 | — | #437 | 429 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #441 | 406 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #409 | 434 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #370 | 500 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #357 | 510 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #354 | 502 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #338 | 556 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #330 | 580 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #329 | 576 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #343 | 526 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #344 | 500 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #330 | 553 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #322 | 551 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #329 | 534 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #354 | 477 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #341 | 496 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #342 | 504 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #349 | 525 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #339 | 561 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #314 | 594 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #259 | 768 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #263 | 766 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #227 | 945 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #215 | 1,118 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | #205 | 1,356 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #175 | 1,680 |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 | #169 | 1,887 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 | #153 | 2,255 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #138 | 2,573 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #116 | 3,458 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #106 | 3,782 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | #108 | 3,522 |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | #112 | 3,263 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | #114 | 3,065 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | #113 | 3,130 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #113 | 2,840 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #140 | 2,052 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #166 | 1,543 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #173 | 1,301 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #191 | 1,087 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #197 | 1,020 |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 34 | #226 | 809 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #294 | 483 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #371 | 262 |
| 1944 | #2,027 | 18 | #422 | 207 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #620 | 104 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #791 | 66 |
| 1941 | — | #1,004 | 41 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #3,357 | 7 |
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| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1924
The first year at least five boys were named Rickey! It came in at #4,347, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1927, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Rickey is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#177 · 1 in 903
- Alabama#187 · 1 in 1,126
- Arkansas#202 · 1 in 1,278
- Tennessee#229 · 1 in 1,732
- Georgia#274 · 1 in 1,902
Best ever in a state: #26 in Arkansas, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #177 | 19 | 1 in 903 |
| Alabama | #187 | 24 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Arkansas | #202 | 12 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Tennessee | #229 | 20 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Georgia | #274 | 26 | 1 in 1,902 |
| Louisiana | #279 | 19 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Oklahoma | #281 | 9 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Missouri | #288 | 14 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Illinois | #328 | 33 | 1 in 2,630 |
| Wisconsin | #332 | 9 | 1 in 3,677 |
| South Carolina | #338 | 9 | 1 in 2,620 |
| Indiana | #353 | 10 | 1 in 3,962 |
| Kentucky | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,891 |
| North Carolina | #395 | 12 | 1 in 3,854 |
| Florida | #409 | 24 | 1 in 3,722 |
| Michigan | #418 | 15 | 1 in 4,629 |
| Texas | #434 | 39 | 1 in 3,798 |
| Ohio | #452 | 12 | 1 in 6,509 |
| Maryland | #493 | 5 | 1 in 6,417 |
| California | #517 | 46 | 1 in 5,840 |
| Pennsylvania | #557 | 9 | 1 in 9,046 |
| New York | #600 | 18 | 1 in 7,495 |
| Virginia | #615 | 5 | 1 in 8,372 |
| New Jersey | #643 | 6 | 1 in 9,181 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 48 spots since 2024 (#2,750 → #2,798)
- 685 spots since 2020 (#2,113 → #2,798)
- 1,069 spots since 2015 (#1,729 → #2,798)
- Biggest jump: 213 spots in 1942 (#1,004 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1998 (#706 → #900)
Rise & fade · boys
34 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1958 at #106 (3,782 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1942–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 561
- Highest: 1 in 561 boys born in 1958 were named Rickey (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 37,957 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 45.3% of all boys named Rickey (27,956) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 24 | #3,357 (1928) | #3,751 |
| 1930s | 133 | #1,417 (1936) | #2,257 |
| 1940s | 4,099 | #191 (1949) | #564 |
| 1950s | 27,956 | #106 (1958) | #126 |
| 1960s | 13,942 | #138 (1960) | #212 |
| 1970s | 5,227 | #322 (1976) | #339 |
| 1980s | 4,917 | #329 (1980) | #382 |
| 1990s | 2,666 | #502 (1990) | #664 |
| 2000s | 1,514 | #890 (2000) | #1,102 |
| 2010s | 922 | #1,399 (2010) | #1,719 |
| 2020s | 317 | #2,096 (2021) | #2,568 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rickey in 1989
boys
#456
424 births · 1 in 4,719 boys
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 4,719 of them was named Rickey, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rickey
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.