Boys' name · since 1945
Ricke
192 babies named Ricke in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
192 boys have been named Ricke since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricke has been recorded 192 times among boys since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1988.
- #13,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 192 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricke ranks #13,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricke's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Ricke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ricke's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ricke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1988
- Peak year (1953)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ricke by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (126 births, 66% of the file).
1950s was Ricke's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Ricke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 126 births (66% of all-time use).
Ricke by state
Where Ricke concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 192 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ricke's data
- Ricke's decade-level peak was the 1950s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rickes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ricke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1945–1988 (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 Ricke 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.