Rickey vs Richard

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

Name A

Rickey

Boy name · Rank #2789

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Rickey Richard
Current Rank #2789 #232
Total Births (all years) 61,666 2,576,005
Peak Year 1958 1946
Peak Year Births 3,782 58,871
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rickey Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss — 74,603
1920ss 24 222,598
1930ss 133 330,501
1940ss 4,099 477,472
1950ss 27,956 535,453
1960ss 13,939 373,894
1970ss 5,227 202,808
1980ss 4,916 154,750
1990ss 2,666 94,874
2000ss 1,514 48,582
2010ss 921 26,737
2020ss 271 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rickey Richard
2014 107 2,887
2015 89 2,687
2016 78 2,523
2017 86 2,284
2018 66 2,137
2019 65 1,989
2020 66 1,826
2021 69 1,782
2022 47 1,684
2023 43 1,645
2024 46 1,539

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, 1924–2024.

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