Boys' name · since 1947
Rickye
Rickye has 47 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rickye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Rickye recorded 47 times among boys since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1959.
- #22,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 47 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickye ranks #22,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rickye's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rickye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rickye's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rickye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1959
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Rickye by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42 births, 89% of the file).
1950s was Rickye's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Rickye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42 births (89% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rickye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1947–1959 (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 Rickye 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.