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 #2760

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Rickey Richard
Current Rank #2760 #233
Total Births (all years) 61,717 2,577,552
Peak Year 1958 1946
Peak Year Births 3,782 58,870
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rickey Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s - 74,603
1920s 24 222,599
1930s 133 330,502
1940s 4,099 477,476
1950s 27,956 535,461
1960s 13,942 373,907
1970s 5,227 202,804
1980s 4,917 154,745
1990s 2,666 94,876
2000s 1,514 48,582
2010s 922 26,747
2020s 317 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rickey Richard
2014 107 2,888
2015 89 2,688
2016 78 2,525
2017 86 2,286
2018 66 2,138
2019 66 1,990
2020 66 1,828
2021 69 1,783
2022 47 1,688
2023 43 1,645
2024 47 1,544
2025 45 1,505

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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