Rickey vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Rickey

Boy name · Rank #2760

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Rickey Ricardo
Current Rank #2760 #373
Total Births (all years) 61,717 146,456
Peak Year 1958 1998
Peak Year Births 3,782 3,044
Peak Decade 1950s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Rickey Ricardo
1880s - 6
1890s - 7
1900s - 61
1910s - 330
1920s 24 1,168
1930s 133 1,789
1940s 4,099 3,044
1950s 27,956 10,318
1960s 13,942 13,149
1970s 5,227 17,657
1980s 4,917 23,089
1990s 2,666 29,311
2000s 1,514 27,190
2010s 922 13,928
2020s 317 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rickey Ricardo
2014 107 1,462
2015 89 1,340
2016 78 1,297
2017 86 1,168
2018 66 1,125
2019 66 1,018
2020 66 963
2021 69 946
2022 47 920
2023 43 876
2024 47 871
2025 45 833

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, 1924–2025.

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