Boys' name · since 1924
Rickey
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 61,717 babies named Rickey, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,807 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,717
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
61,717 babies have been named Rickey since 1924, making it today's #2807 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickey has been recorded 61,717 times among boys since 1924, currently ranked #2807 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,807 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 61,717 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickey ranks #439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,807 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 61,717 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,807 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,717
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rickey's 61,717 recorded births place it above 99.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rickey compares
61,717 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rickey's all-time total is 167x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rickey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,717 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,782 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rickey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rickey splits its recorded history at 1976: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 3,782 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rickey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 3,782
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Rickey popularity over time - girls
674 total births recorded since 1928 (Rickey as girls' name)
Rickey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (27,956 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Rickey's strongest decade.
27,956 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rickey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 133
1930s
133 births
- 1940s 4,099
1940s
4,099 births
- 1950s
1950s
27,956 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,942 births
- 1970s 5,227
1970s
5,227 births
- 1980s 4,917
1980s
4,917 births
- 1990s 2,666
1990s
2,666 births
- 2000s 1,514
2000s
1,514 births
- 2010s 922
2010s
922 births
- 2020s 317
2020s
317 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 27,956 births (45% of all-time use).
How Rickey 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 Rickey's total volume
Rickey by state
Where Rickey concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,061 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 4,025 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 3,862 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 3,664 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,155 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 2,984 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 2,977 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 2,591 | 4.2% |
7,061 of 61,717 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Rickey appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rickey's data
- Rickey's decade-level peak was the 1950s (27,956 total births); usage has since declined to 317 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rickeys (7,061 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rickey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Rickey 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.