Ricky
#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #948 for boys in 2025, 248 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 13,375 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 223,145since 1925
Ricky over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,133 | 15 | #948 | 248 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #826 | 302 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #872 | 270 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #835 | 292 |
| 2021 | — | #773 | 323 | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #696 | 366 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #657 | 402 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #678 | 368 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | #683 | 366 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #602 | 448 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #582 | 478 |
| 2014 | — | #518 | 540 | |
| 2013 | — | #495 | 552 | |
| 2012 | — | #459 | 592 | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #455 | 590 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #449 | 595 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #416 | 700 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #365 | 851 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #373 | 823 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #395 | 760 |
| 2005 | — | #376 | 769 | |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #358 | 786 |
| 2003 | — | #348 | 799 | |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #341 | 802 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #326 | 858 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #294 | 1,025 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #271 | 1,098 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #292 | 970 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #264 | 1,076 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #248 | 1,197 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #237 | 1,227 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #205 | 1,412 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #208 | 1,442 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #191 | 1,620 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #193 | 1,617 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #176 | 1,759 |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | #159 | 1,897 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #148 | 1,882 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #148 | 1,854 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #144 | 1,958 |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | #145 | 1,932 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #138 | 1,981 |
| 1983 | #2,783 | 31 | #128 | 2,081 |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | #129 | 2,119 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #122 | 2,221 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #122 | 2,232 |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | #124 | 2,225 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #130 | 2,017 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #136 | 1,959 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #132 | 1,993 |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | #135 | 1,918 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #129 | 2,033 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #133 | 1,939 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #127 | 2,236 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #121 | 2,659 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #105 | 3,092 |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 | #90 | 3,415 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | #70 | 4,036 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | #75 | 4,019 |
| 1966 | #1,882 | 37 | #64 | 4,680 |
| 1965 | #2,247 | 28 | #57 | 5,659 |
| 1964 | #1,635 | 49 | #54 | 6,758 |
| 1963 | #1,435 | 60 | #47 | 8,114 |
| 1962 | #1,456 | 58 | #50 | 8,694 |
| 1961 | #1,454 | 59 | #44 | 10,027 |
| 1960 | #1,354 | 66 | #38 | 11,000 |
| 1959 | #1,174 | 82 | #34 | 13,226 |
| 1958 | #1,527 | 49 | #34 | 13,375 |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 53 | #40 | 10,574 |
| 1956 | #1,506 | 50 | #43 | 8,780 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #46 | 8,329 |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | #46 | 8,164 |
| 1953 | #1,358 | 51 | #51 | 6,887 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #81 | 4,655 |
| 1951 | #1,772 | 30 | #102 | 3,073 |
| 1950 | #1,653 | 32 | #128 | 2,107 |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | #148 | 1,791 |
| 1948 | #1,708 | 30 | #155 | 1,600 |
| 1947 | #1,377 | 45 | #173 | 1,301 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | #220 | 761 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #252 | 523 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #301 | 393 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #465 | 182 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #598 | 110 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #654 | 87 |
| 1940 | — | #919 | 48 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,219 | 29 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,199 | 30 |
| 1937 | — | #1,576 | 19 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1925
The first year at least five boys were named Ricky! It came in at #3,741, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1925, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Ricky is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Arkansas#483 · 1 in 2,166
- Louisiana#488 · 1 in 2,174
- Oklahoma#548 · 1 in 2,565
- North Carolina#562 · 1 in 3,190
- California#573 · 1 in 3,642
Best ever in a state: #8 in Tennessee, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #483 | 6 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Louisiana | #488 | 10 | 1 in 2,174 |
| Oklahoma | #548 | 7 | 1 in 2,565 |
| North Carolina | #562 | 16 | 1 in 3,190 |
| California | #573 | 52 | 1 in 3,642 |
| Illinois | #617 | 15 | 1 in 3,594 |
| Missouri | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,568 |
| Tennessee | #629 | 10 | 1 in 3,584 |
| Texas | #662 | 42 | 1 in 4,074 |
| Florida | #721 | 20 | 1 in 4,638 |
| Georgia | #727 | 12 | 1 in 4,197 |
| Arizona | #806 | 6 | 1 in 5,437 |
| New York | #849 | 15 | 1 in 5,942 |
| Pennsylvania | #850 | 9 | 1 in 6,162 |
| Ohio | #860 | 9 | 1 in 6,024 |
| Washington | #873 | 6 | 1 in 5,567 |
| Virginia | #923 | 6 | 1 in 6,518 |
| Indiana | #940 | 5 | 1 in 6,551 |
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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
- 122 spots since 2024 (#826 → #948)
- 252 spots since 2020 (#696 → #948)
- 366 spots since 2015 (#582 → #948)
- Biggest jump: 300 spots in 1940 (#1,219 → #919)
- Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2025 (#826 → #948)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1925
- Peaked 1958 at #34 (13,375 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 18 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1952–1969
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1940–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 159
- Highest: 1 in 159 boys born in 1958 were named Ricky (0.63%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,887 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 35.5% of all boys named Ricky (79,170) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 41 | #2,566 (1926) | #3,145 |
| 1930s | 185 | #1,199 (1938) | #1,835 |
| 1940s | 6,796 | #148 (1949) | #389 |
| 1950s | 79,170 | #34 (1958) | #61 |
| 1960s | 66,402 | #38 (1960) | #59 |
| 1970s | 22,071 | #105 (1970) | #127 |
| 1980s | 20,157 | #122 (1980) | #138 |
| 1990s | 13,418 | #176 (1990) | #229 |
| 2000s | 8,173 | #294 (2000) | #359 |
| 2010s | 4,931 | #449 (2010) | #558 |
| 2020s | 1,801 | #696 (2020) | #825 |
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.
Ricky in 2021
boys
#773
323 births · 1 in 5,416 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 5,416 of them was named Ricky, which outranked 94.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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