Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1953

Ricki

Meaning From Richard Gender Unisex · 66% girls Rank 2025 #4,853 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

From Richard. As a female name also from Erica.

Rank 2025
#4,853
among girls · ↑147 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Ricki · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1953
238 babies
All-time total
6,745
#2,779 all-time among girls
First recorded
1938
in Social Security records

Ricki popularity over time

6,745 babies have been named Ricki since 1938, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 13 – 13 1 – #3,363
1940s 396 166 562 56 +4223% #962
1950s 721 1,040 1,761 176 +213% #798
1960s 397 397 794 79 -55% #1,747
1970s 459 202 661 66 -17% #1,704
1980s 521 177 698 70 +6% #1,764
1990s 1,077 193 1,270 127 +82% #947
2000s 402 89 491 49 -61% #2,353
2010s 294 28 322 32 -34% #3,972
2020s (to 2025) 162 11 173 29 -10% #4,242

Where Ricki is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ricki

Ricki is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,853 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1938, 6,745 American babies have been named Ricki, about 66% girls and 34% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1953, when 238 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ricki stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ricki?

The median living Ricki is about 46 years old; half are between 29 and 68. An estimated 5,900 people named Ricki are alive in the United States today.

median 46 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ricki year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 28 #4,853 – –
2024 27 #5,000 – –
2023 21 #5,911 – –
2022 25 #5,275 6 #12,021
2021 28 #4,814 5 #13,676
2020 33 #4,242 – –
2019 35 #4,140 6 #11,844
2018 33 #4,332 – –
2017 33 #4,358 – –
2016 25 #5,421 – –
2015 38 #3,972 – –
2014 26 #5,284 5 #13,630
2013 28 #5,001 – –
2012 24 #5,683 – –
2011 27 #5,175 10 #7,953
2010 25 #5,562 7 #10,519
2009 22 #6,265 8 #9,685
2008 29 #5,114 8 #9,671
2007 29 #5,068 11 #7,483
2006 28 #5,067 7 #10,425
2005 36 #4,016 7 #9,910
2004 38 #3,803 – –
2003 42 #3,454 7 #9,398
2002 48 #3,055 14 #5,338
2001 68 #2,353 12 #5,940
2000 62 #2,476 15 #4,996
1995 196 #965 30 #2,542
1990 59 #2,196 13 #4,359
1985 49 #2,165 13 #3,558
1980 47 #2,177 19 #2,599
1975 56 #1,704 23 #2,051
1970 46 #1,897 25 #1,785
1965 33 #2,053 34 #1,332
1960 37 #1,880 69 #914
1955 56 #1,355 121 #668
1950 71 #1,097 39 #1,161
1945 42 #1,247 16 #1,753
1940 7 #3,786 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ricki

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ricki Lake Ricki Lake American television host and actress (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ricki, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ricki?

The median living Ricki is about 46 years old. Half of all living Rickis are between 29 and 68 years old.

How many people named Ricki are alive today?

An estimated 5,900 people named Ricki are alive in the United States, based on 6,745 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ricki mean?

From Richard. As a female name also from Erica.

How popular is the name Ricki in 2025?

Ricki ranked #4,853 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ricki?

6,745 babies have been named Ricki in the United States since 1938, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ricki most popular?

Ricki peaked in 1953, when 238 newborns received the name.

Is Ricki a boy or girl name?

Ricki is used for both: about 66% of babies named Ricki have been girls and 34% boys.

Is the name Ricki rising or falling?

Ricki has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ricki become more popular?

Ricki is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Ricki in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ricki?

Well-known people named Ricki include Ricki Lake (actor).

Names like Ricki

Names that sound and feel close to Ricki: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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