Masculine dossier · first seen 1925

Ricky

Endangered Down 98.1% from peak
Peak era
1958
Peak births
13,375
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1925Peak 19582025
peak 1958 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Ricky

How many people are named Ricky?

An estimated 184,588 living Americans are named Ricky.

How rare is Ricky?

Ricky is uncommon among babies today, with 248 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.1% from its 1958 peak.

How old is the typical Ricky?

The median age of a living American named Ricky is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 68 years old.

Is Ricky still popular?

No. Ricky is endangered as a baby name, down 98.1% from its 1958 peak with 248 births in 2025.

Peak year
1958
Decline from peak
98.1%
2025
248
All-time
223,145

Ricky took 67 years to reach 32 states. A slow burn from California and Oklahoma outward.

Broke out: California and Oklahoma, 1944 · over-represented in 32 states over 67 years

Alabama: broke out 1949 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: broke out 2011 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1946 AR California: broke out 1944 CA Colorado: broke out 1947 CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: broke out 2007 FL Georgia: broke out 1948 GA Hawaii: broke out 1982 HI Idaho: broke out 1947 ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 1945 IN Iowa: broke out 1946 IA Kansas: broke out 1949 KS Kentucky: broke out 1952 KY Louisiana: broke out 1957 LA Maine: broke out 1971 ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 1959 MS Missouri: broke out 1946 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: broke out 1948 NE Nevada: broke out 1980 NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: broke out 1965 NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 1946 NC North Dakota: broke out 1948 ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 1944 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 1956 SC South Dakota: broke out 1948 SD Tennessee: broke out 1949 TN Texas: broke out 1945 TX Utah: broke out 1951 UT Vermont: broke out 1964 VT Virginia: broke out 1958 VA Washington: broke out 1945 WA West Virginia: broke out 1954 WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY