Is Ricky a boy or girl name?
Ricky is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 300 boys were named Ricky, so 3.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 224,811 US babies named Ricky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #828
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,084
- Babies named Ricky since 1925
- 224,811
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 13,422 babies
Boys and girls named Ricky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 41 | 10 | 19.6% |
| 1930s | 185 | 23 | 11.1% |
| 1940s | 6,796 | 182 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 79,169 | 474 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 66,392 | 456 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 22,070 | 238 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 20,158 | 240 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 13,419 | 128 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 8,172 | 78 | 0.9% |
| 2010s | 4,929 | 60 | 1.2% |
| 2020s | 1,551 | 40 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 300 | #828 | 10 | #10,084 |
| 2023 | 270 | #873 | 7 | #13,174 |
| 2022 | 292 | #836 | 12 | #8,943 |
| 2021 | 323 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 366 | #696 | 11 | #9,419 |
| 2019 | 402 | #658 | 9 | #11,201 |
| 2018 | 368 | #680 | 10 | #10,408 |
| 2017 | 366 | #683 | 12 | #9,233 |
| 2016 | 448 | #602 | 8 | #12,651 |
| 2015 | 477 | #583 | 8 | #12,770 |
| 2014 | 540 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 551 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 592 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 590 | #455 | 6 | #16,367 |
| 2010 | 595 | #449 | 7 | #14,656 |
| 2009 | 700 | #416 | 10 | #11,309 |
| 2008 | 851 | #365 | 7 | #15,066 |
| 2007 | 823 | #373 | 9 | #12,447 |
| 2006 | 760 | #396 | 7 | #14,798 |
| 2005 | 769 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 786 | #358 | 18 | #6,702 |
| 2003 | 799 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 802 | #342 | 9 | #10,903 |
| 2001 | 858 | #326 | 7 | #13,177 |
| 2000 | 1,024 | #294 | 11 | #9,027 |
| 1999 | 1,098 | #271 | 11 | #8,669 |
| 1998 | 970 | #292 | 12 | #7,917 |
| 1997 | 1,076 | #264 | 5 | #15,570 |
| 1996 | 1,197 | #248 | 16 | #5,993 |
| 1995 | 1,227 | #237 | 16 | #5,886 |
| 1994 | 1,412 | #205 | 18 | #5,403 |
| 1993 | 1,442 | #208 | 10 | #8,548 |
| 1992 | 1,621 | #191 | 12 | #7,409 |
| 1991 | 1,617 | #193 | 14 | #6,504 |
| 1990 | 1,759 | #176 | 14 | #6,383 |
| 1989 | 1,897 | #159 | 20 | #4,634 |
| 1988 | 1,882 | #148 | 22 | #4,136 |
| 1987 | 1,854 | #148 | 21 | #4,095 |
| 1986 | 1,957 | #144 | 18 | #4,499 |
| 1985 | 1,933 | #145 | 27 | #3,309 |
| 1984 | 1,981 | #138 | 24 | #3,498 |
| 1983 | 2,081 | #128 | 31 | #2,837 |
| 1982 | 2,119 | #129 | 27 | #3,235 |
| 1981 | 2,222 | #122 | 25 | #3,408 |
| 1980 | 2,232 | #122 | 25 | #3,393 |
| 1979 | 2,225 | #124 | 20 | #3,871 |
| 1978 | 2,018 | #130 | 19 | #3,884 |
| 1977 | 1,958 | #136 | 14 | #4,863 |
| 1976 | 1,993 | #132 | 25 | #2,985 |
| 1975 | 1,917 | #135 | 31 | #2,553 |
| 1974 | 2,033 | #129 | 38 | #2,161 |
| 1973 | 1,939 | #133 | 23 | #2,989 |
| 1972 | 2,236 | #127 | 22 | #3,034 |
| 1971 | 2,660 | #121 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1970 | 3,091 | #105 | 30 | #2,501 |
| 1969 | 3,415 | #90 | 30 | #2,386 |
| 1968 | 4,037 | #70 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1967 | 4,018 | #75 | 42 | #1,815 |
| 1966 | 4,681 | #64 | 37 | #1,904 |
| 1965 | 5,658 | #57 | 28 | #2,286 |
| 1964 | 6,756 | #54 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1963 | 8,113 | #47 | 60 | #1,446 |
| 1962 | 8,692 | #50 | 58 | #1,471 |
| 1961 | 10,027 | #44 | 59 | #1,461 |
| 1960 | 10,995 | #38 | 66 | #1,362 |
| 1959 | 13,227 | #34 | 82 | #1,182 |
| 1958 | 13,373 | #34 | 49 | #1,538 |
| 1957 | 10,575 | #40 | 53 | #1,471 |
| 1956 | 8,781 | #43 | 50 | #1,516 |
| 1955 | 8,327 | #46 | 34 | #1,831 |
| 1954 | 8,163 | #46 | 58 | #1,309 |
| 1953 | 6,888 | #51 | 51 | #1,371 |
| 1952 | 4,655 | #81 | 35 | #1,672 |
| 1951 | 3,073 | #102 | 30 | #1,797 |
| 1950 | 2,107 | #128 | 32 | #1,672 |
| 1949 | 1,791 | #148 | 32 | #1,687 |
| 1948 | 1,600 | #155 | 30 | #1,731 |
| 1947 | 1,300 | #173 | 45 | #1,392 |
| 1946 | 762 | #220 | 24 | #1,909 |
| 1945 | 523 | #252 | 21 | #1,865 |
| 1944 | 393 | #302 | 12 | #2,742 |
| 1943 | 182 | #465 | 6 | #4,593 |
| 1942 | 110 | #602 | 7 | #4,042 |
| 1941 | 87 | #658 | 5 | #4,948 |
| 1940 | 48 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,216 | 5 | #4,864 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,267 | 5 | #4,745 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,340 | 7 | #3,690 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,612 | 6 | #4,251 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,196 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,809 | 5 | #5,301 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,116 | 5 | #5,475 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,110 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ricky reached #34 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #1,182 in 1959. 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 Ricky
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.