Rick vs Ricky

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

Name A

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2928

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Name B

Ricky

Boy name · Rank #827

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Metric Rick Ricky
Current Rank #2928 #827
Total Births (all years) 81,829 223,145
Peak Year 1958 1958
Peak Year Births 5,461 13,375
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1925

Births by Decade

Decade Rick Ricky
1910s 6 -
1920s 121 41
1930s 269 185
1940s 5,972 6,796
1950s 34,371 79,170
1960s 25,717 66,402
1970s 6,155 22,071
1980s 4,257 20,157
1990s 2,566 13,418
2000s 1,336 8,173
2010s 790 4,931
2020s 269 1,801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rick Ricky
2014 88 540
2015 81 478
2016 66 448
2017 63 366
2018 80 368
2019 51 402
2020 53 366
2021 44 323
2022 46 292
2023 43 270
2024 43 302
2025 40 248

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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