Rickye — boys' name
47 babies named Rickye in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
47 boys have been named Rickye since 1947, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1959.
- 47
- total births
- 1947–1959
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 89%
- born in that decade
89% of everyone ever named Rickye was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Rickye in 1956 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rickye
The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Rickye between 1947 and 1959, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rickye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rickye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rickye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rickye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Rickye at a glance
Last recorded 1959Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Rickye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1947
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1959.
47 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 8 births in a single year.
Rickye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 42 births that decade — 89% of Rickye's all-time total
Rickye decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Rickye's strongest decade
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 89% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.