Ricky vs Richard

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

Name A

Ricky

Boy name · Rank #827

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Ricky Richard
Current Rank #827 #233
Total Births (all years) 223,145 2,577,552
Peak Year 1958 1946
Peak Year Births 13,375 58,870
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ricky Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s - 74,603
1920s 41 222,599
1930s 185 330,502
1940s 6,796 477,476
1950s 79,170 535,461
1960s 66,402 373,907
1970s 22,071 202,804
1980s 20,157 154,745
1990s 13,418 94,876
2000s 8,173 48,582
2010s 4,931 26,747
2020s 1,801 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricky Richard
2014 540 2,888
2015 478 2,688
2016 448 2,525
2017 366 2,286
2018 368 2,138
2019 402 1,990
2020 366 1,828
2021 323 1,783
2022 292 1,688
2023 270 1,645
2024 302 1,544
2025 248 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, 1925–2025.

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