NameTides

Ricky

Ricky was the #948 boys' name in the US in 2025 (248 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,207 in Canada.

Ricky as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ricky as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Ricky as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#948 (248)#2,133 (11)#762 (3)——#1,207 (20)—
2024#826 (302)#1,952 (12)———#1,156 (20)—
2023#872 (270)#1,610 (15)——#660 (4)#1,079 (21)—
2022#835 (292)#1,609 (15)———#1,284 (16)—
2021#773 (323)#1,448 (17)——#552 (5)#1,478 (13)—
2020#696 (366)#1,379 (18)#599 (4)——#999 (22)—
2019#657 (402)#1,113 (24)#701 (3)—#506 (6)#1,152 (18)—
2018#678 (368)#1,235 (21)———#1,093 (19)—
2017#683 (366)#1,124 (25)——#443 (7)#1,038 (21)—
2016#602 (448)#1,123 (25)———#697 (37)—
2015#582 (478)#807 (39)#686 (3)—#615 (4)#791 (30)—
2014#518 (540)#1,061 (26)#680 (3)—#715 (3)#977 (22)—
2013#495 (552)#1,116 (23)———#760 (31)—
2012#459 (592)#765 (42)#669 (3)——#796 (29)—
2011#455 (590)#798 (38)#421 (7)—#623 (4)#896 (24)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1958 at #34.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1925.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Ricky were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ricky is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 8,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ricky by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #627CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: #311NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #673GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #845TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Ricky (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#75315

Ricky (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RickyCanadaBoys#1,20720
RickyEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
RickyIrelandBoys—too few
RickyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RickyNSWBoys—too few
RickyScotlandBoys#7623
RickyUSGirls#7,13315
RickyUSBoys#948248