Boys' name · since 1925
Ricky
Ricky has 223,145 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,145
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ricky is the #948 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 223,145 recorded since 1925.
Ricky has 223,145 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #948 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, 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 1925 to 2025.
- #171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #948 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 223,145 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricky ranks #171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #948 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 223,145 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,145
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricky's 223,145 recorded births place it above 99.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ricky compares
223,145 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Ricky's all-time total is 605x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ricky | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223,145 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13,375 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ricky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ricky's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 13,375, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ricky popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 13,375
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Ricky popularity over time - girls
1,944 total births recorded since 1927 (Ricky as girls' name)
Ricky by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (79,170 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Ricky's strongest decade.
79,170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ricky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 185
1930s
185 births
- 1940s 6,796
1940s
6,796 births
- 1950s
1950s
79,170 births
- 1960s
1960s
66,402 births
- 1970s 22,071
1970s
22,071 births
- 1980s 20,157
1980s
20,157 births
- 1990s 13,418
1990s
13,418 births
- 2000s 8,173
2000s
8,173 births
- 2010s 4,931
2010s
4,931 births
- 2020s 1,801
2020s
1,801 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 79,170 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ricky 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 Ricky's total volume
Ricky by state
Where Ricky concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21,643 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 16,984 | 7.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 13,071 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10,655 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10,540 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 9,818 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 9,071 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 8,620 | 3.9% |
21,643 of 223,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ricky appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ricky's data
- Ricky's decade-level peak was the 1950s (79,170 total births); usage has since declined to 1,801 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rickys (21,643 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 Ricky: 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 (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Ricky 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.