Ricky Boy
How popular is Ricky?
#948 boy name in 2025
248 baby boys were named Ricky in the US in 2025, making it the 948th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Ricky popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #948 for boys (▼ 122 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 248 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #582 in 2015, #696 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (13,375 boys) |
| Highest rank | #34 in 1958 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ricky counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ricky family of names ranked #760 for boys in 2025 (#692 the year before), with 306 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ricky is most popular
Babies named Ricky per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (257 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.3 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Ricky by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 41 | #2,565 |
| 1930s | 185 | #1,199 |
| 1940s | 6,796 | #148 |
| 1950s | 79,170 | #34 |
| 1960s | 66,402 | #38 |
| 1970s | 22,071 | #105 |
| 1980s | 20,157 | #122 |
| 1990s | 13,418 | #176 |
| 2000s | 8,173 | #294 |
| 2010s | 4,931 | #449 |
| 2020s | 1,801 | #696 |
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Questions
- Is Ricky a boy or girl name?
- Ricky is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Ricky were boys.
- How popular is the name Ricky?
- 248 baby boys were named Ricky in the US in 2025, making it the 948th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Ricky most popular?
- Ricky peaked in 1958, when 13,375 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #34, held for 2 years starting in 1958.
- How many people are named Ricky?
- 225,089 babies have been named Ricky in the US since 1880. We estimate about 183,030 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
- Where is Ricky most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ricky was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.