Richey vs Ricky

Side-by-side comparison of Richey and Ricky — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Richey

Boy name

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Name B

Ricky

Boy name · Rank #827

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Metric Richey Ricky
Current Rank Unranked #827
Total Births (all years) 474 222,882
Peak Year 1963 1958
Peak Year Births 27 13,373
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Richey Ricky
1920ss 5 41
1930ss 5 185
1940ss 25 6,796
1950ss 89 79,169
1960ss 181 66,392
1970ss 96 22,070
1980ss 27 20,158
1990ss 23 13,419
2000ss 17 8,172
2010ss 6 4,929
2020ss — 1,551

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richey Ricky
2014 — 540
2015 6 477
2016 — 448
2017 — 366
2018 — 368
2019 — 402
2020 — 366
2021 — 323
2022 — 292
2023 — 270
2024 — 300

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2015.

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