Is Rickey a boy or girl name?
Rickey is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 46 boys were named Rickey, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 62,340 US babies named Rickey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,817
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rickey since 1924
- 62,340
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 3,818 babies
Boys and girls named Rickey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 24 | 5 | 17.2% |
| 1930s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,099 | 158 | 3.7% |
| 1950s | 27,956 | 223 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 13,939 | 155 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 5,227 | 74 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 4,916 | 53 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 2,666 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 1,514 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 921 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 271 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 86 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 107 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 123 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 130 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 165 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 141 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 172 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 167 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 176 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 188 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 160 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 224 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 211 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 251 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 252 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 311 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 324 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 363 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 382 | #504 | 6 | #12,541 |
| 1989 | 424 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 429 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 406 | #442 | 6 | #10,929 |
| 1986 | 434 | #410 | 8 | #8,306 |
| 1985 | 500 | #370 | 6 | #10,323 |
| 1984 | 510 | #357 | 7 | #8,904 |
| 1983 | 501 | #355 | 6 | #9,923 |
| 1982 | 556 | #339 | 6 | #10,159 |
| 1981 | 580 | #330 | 6 | #10,058 |
| 1980 | 576 | #329 | 8 | #7,963 |
| 1979 | 526 | #344 | 7 | #8,743 |
| 1978 | 500 | #344 | 9 | #6,795 |
| 1977 | 553 | #330 | 9 | #6,737 |
| 1976 | 551 | #322 | 8 | #7,108 |
| 1975 | 534 | #329 | 9 | #6,329 |
| 1974 | 477 | #354 | 8 | #6,716 |
| 1973 | 496 | #342 | 5 | #9,425 |
| 1972 | 504 | #342 | 5 | #9,273 |
| 1971 | 525 | #349 | 6 | #8,086 |
| 1970 | 561 | #340 | 8 | #6,233 |
| 1969 | 594 | #314 | 10 | #4,971 |
| 1968 | 768 | #260 | 9 | #5,058 |
| 1967 | 766 | #263 | 9 | #4,888 |
| 1966 | 945 | #227 | 10 | #4,415 |
| 1965 | 1,118 | #215 | 17 | #3,127 |
| 1964 | 1,356 | #205 | 18 | #3,078 |
| 1963 | 1,680 | #175 | 14 | #3,594 |
| 1962 | 1,886 | #169 | 22 | #2,647 |
| 1961 | 2,254 | #153 | 27 | #2,344 |
| 1960 | 2,572 | #138 | 19 | #2,884 |
| 1959 | 3,459 | #116 | 25 | #2,325 |
| 1958 | 3,782 | #106 | 36 | #1,848 |
| 1957 | 3,522 | #108 | 15 | #3,121 |
| 1956 | 3,263 | #112 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1955 | 3,065 | #114 | 20 | #2,535 |
| 1954 | 3,130 | #113 | 33 | #1,824 |
| 1953 | 2,840 | #113 | 17 | #2,677 |
| 1952 | 2,052 | #140 | 21 | #2,319 |
| 1951 | 1,542 | #167 | 16 | #2,673 |
| 1950 | 1,301 | #173 | 19 | #2,321 |
| 1949 | 1,087 | #191 | 19 | #2,326 |
| 1948 | 1,020 | #197 | 29 | #1,766 |
| 1947 | 809 | #226 | 34 | #1,659 |
| 1946 | 483 | #294 | 16 | #2,468 |
| 1945 | 262 | #372 | 24 | #1,733 |
| 1944 | 207 | #424 | 18 | #2,084 |
| 1943 | 104 | #622 | 7 | #4,117 |
| 1942 | 66 | #793 | 11 | #2,959 |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,183 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,678 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,873 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,641 | 5 | #5,300 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,109 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,834 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rickey reached #106 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #1,659 in 1947. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rickey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.