Richie vs Ricky

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

Name A

Richie

Boy name · Rank #1799

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Name B

Ricky

Boy name · Rank #827

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Metric Richie Ricky
Current Rank #1799 #827
Total Births (all years) 7,144 223,145
Peak Year 1964 1958
Peak Year Births 220 13,375
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Richie Ricky
1910s 5 -
1920s 39 41
1930s 106 185
1940s 343 6,796
1950s 648 79,170
1960s 1,703 66,402
1970s 1,139 22,071
1980s 640 20,157
1990s 782 13,418
2000s 677 8,173
2010s 598 4,931
2020s 464 1,801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richie Ricky
2014 75 540
2015 69 478
2016 69 448
2017 48 366
2018 49 368
2019 57 402
2020 73 366
2021 65 323
2022 84 292
2023 66 270
2024 91 302
2025 85 248

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, 1919–2025.

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