Rickey
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Abbreviation Of Richard Powerful: Strong Ruler.
- Origin
- English
Rickey Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 61,666 baby boys have been named Rickey. The name peaked in 1958 with 3,782 US births that year (rank #106). In 2024, ranked #2817 nationally — 2,711 places below its 1958 peak.
Top States for Rickey
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Rickey births are: Texas (7,050), California (4,014), Alabama (3,861).
Other English-Origin Names Like Rickey
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6-Letter Names Starting with R
Names with Rickey's exact length and starting letter: Raanan, Rabiah, Rachel, Rachid, Radite.
Quick Facts About Rickey
US Popularity History (2000–2002)
Annual US births named Rickey by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 176 boys named Rickey (boy rank #892 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2002, ranked #936 for boys (172 US births). That's 44 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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