Unisex name · since 1944
Ricci
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 879 babies named Ricci, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricci is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 879 have been recorded since 1944.
Ricci has 879 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2019.
- #5,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 879 born since 1944
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricci ranks #5,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 879 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 879
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricci's 879 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ricci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ricci's full recorded timeline at 1973, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ricci popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2019
- Peak year (1954)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Ricci popularity over time - girls
854 total births recorded since 1945 (Ricci as girls' name)
Ricci by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (350 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Ricci's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ricci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
350 births
- 1960s
1960s
195 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 350 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ricci compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ricci's total volume
Ricci by state
Where Ricci concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
73 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ricci's data
- Ricci's decade-level peak was the 1950s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Riccis (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ricci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ricci draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.