Ricky Name Popularity
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How popular is Ricky?
Ranking 681st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ricky is less frequently given.Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #34 for the first time in 1958 and as recently as 1959.
The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1958 with 13,371 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Ricky was less than 5, most recently in 1924.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ricky occurred roughly during the years 1932-1936, and 1937-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1973, and 1988-1997.
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.
How popular will Ricky be?
Ricky's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ricky for their newborn has dropped.
The name Ricky still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Ricky is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Ricky (Girl) | Ricky (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 10 | 10,335 | 364 | 681 |
| 2017 | | 12 | 9,202 | 362 | 686 |
| 2016 | | 8 | 12,614 | 448 | 602 |
| 2015 | | 8 | 12,750 | 476 | 584 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 540 | 517 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 548 | 498 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 592 | 459 |
| 2011 | | 6 | 16,350 | 589 | 455 |
| 2010 | | 7 | 14,642 | 595 | 449 |
| 2009 | | 10 | 11,303 | 699 | 416 |
| 2008 | | 7 | 15,056 | 851 | 365 |
| 2007 | | 9 | 12,439 | 821 | 373 |
| 2006 | | 7 | 14,788 | 759 | 396 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 768 | 376 |
| 2004 | | 18 | 6,700 | 783 | 358 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 799 | 349 |
| 2002 | | 9 | 10,898 | 801 | 341 |
| 2001 | | 7 | 13,172 | 858 | 326 |
| 2000 | | 11 | 9,025 | 1,024 | 294 |
| 1999 | | 11 | 8,667 | 1,098 | 271 |
| 1998 | | 12 | 7,915 | 970 | 292 |
| 1997 | | 5 | 15,567 | 1,076 | 264 |
| 1996 | | 16 | 5,992 | 1,197 | 248 |
| 1995 | | 16 | 5,886 | 1,227 | 237 |
| 1994 | | 18 | 5,403 | 1,412 | 205 |
| 1993 | | 10 | 8,545 | 1,441 | 208 |
| 1992 | | 12 | 7,407 | 1,620 | 191 |
| 1991 | | 14 | 6,502 | 1,617 | 193 |
| 1990 | | 14 | 6,382 | 1,759 | 176 |
| 1989 | | 20 | 4,633 | 1,896 | 159 |
| 1988 | | 22 | 4,132 | 1,882 | 148 |
| 1987 | | 21 | 4,094 | 1,853 | 148 |
| 1986 | | 18 | 4,500 | 1,957 | 144 |
| 1985 | | 27 | 3,307 | 1,933 | 145 |
| 1984 | | 24 | 3,497 | 1,981 | 138 |
| 1983 | | 31 | 2,836 | 2,082 | 128 |
| 1982 | | 27 | 3,235 | 2,119 | 129 |
| 1981 | | 25 | 3,407 | 2,220 | 122 |
| 1980 | | 25 | 3,388 | 2,238 | 122 |
| 1979 | | 20 | 3,873 | 2,226 | 124 |
| 1978 | | 19 | 3,883 | 2,017 | 130 |
| 1977 | | 14 | 4,860 | 1,958 | 136 |
| 1976 | | 25 | 2,986 | 1,994 | 132 |
| 1975 | | 31 | 2,554 | 1,916 | 135 |
| 1974 | | 38 | 2,161 | 2,033 | 129 |
| 1973 | | 23 | 2,990 | 1,942 | 133 |
| 1972 | | 22 | 3,034 | 2,236 | 127 |
| 1971 | | 16 | 3,903 | 2,659 | 121 |
| 1970 | | 30 | 2,500 | 3,090 | 105 |
| 1969 | | 30 | 2,387 | 3,416 | 90 |
| 1968 | | 27 | 2,411 | 4,038 | 70 |
| 1967 | | 42 | 1,810 | 4,018 | 75 |
| 1966 | | 37 | 1,903 | 4,679 | 64 |
| 1965 | | 28 | 2,286 | 5,659 | 57 |
| 1964 | | 49 | 1,658 | 6,756 | 54 |
| 1963 | | 60 | 1,445 | 8,113 | 47 |
| 1962 | | 58 | 1,471 | 8,692 | 50 |
| 1961 | | 59 | 1,461 | 10,018 | 44 |
| 1960 | | 66 | 1,361 | 10,995 | 38 |
| 1959 | | 82 | 1,181 | 13,208 | 34 |
| 1958 | | 48 | 1,555 | 13,371 | 34 |
| 1957 | | 53 | 1,469 | 10,569 | 40 |
| 1956 | | 50 | 1,514 | 8,779 | 43 |
| 1955 | | 34 | 1,831 | 8,324 | 46 |
| 1954 | | 59 | 1,300 | 8,157 | 46 |
| 1953 | | 51 | 1,371 | 6,890 | 51 |
| 1952 | | 35 | 1,670 | 4,656 | 81 |
| 1951 | | 30 | 1,797 | 3,073 | 102 |
| 1950 | | 32 | 1,673 | 2,107 | 128 |
| 1949 | | 32 | 1,687 | 1,791 | 148 |
| 1948 | | 30 | 1,731 | 1,601 | 155 |
| 1947 | | 45 | 1,392 | 1,300 | 173 |
| 1946 | | 24 | 1,909 | 762 | 220 |
| 1945 | | 21 | 1,865 | 523 | 252 |
| 1944 | | 12 | 2,743 | 393 | 303 |
| 1943 | | 6 | 4,593 | 182 | 465 |
| 1942 | | 7 | 4,043 | 110 | 602 |
| 1941 | | 5 | 4,947 | 87 | 658 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 926 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,231 |
| 1938 | | 5 | 4,866 | 30 | 1,216 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,622 |
| 1936 | | 5 | 4,745 | 28 | 1,267 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,640 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,598 |
| 1933 | | 7 | 3,687 | 11 | 2,338 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,047 |
| 1931 | | 6 | 4,252 | 10 | 2,611 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,574 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,197 |
| 1928 | | 5 | 5,298 | 10 | 2,809 |
| 1927 | | 5 | 5,476 | 6 | 4,117 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,699 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 4,108 |
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