Ricky was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #34 in 1958 but is far less common today.
Ricky is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #949 among boys (248) and #7,420 among girls (15) — overall #1,856 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | 263 | #7,420 | #949 |
| 2024 | 312 | 312 | #10,112 | #828 |
| 2023 | 277 | 277 | #13,184 | #873 |
| 2022 | 304 | 304 | #8,944 | #836 |
| 2021 | 323 | 323 | — | #773 |
| 2020 | 377 | 377 | #9,421 | #697 |
| 2019 | 411 | 411 | #11,206 | #658 |
| 2018 | 378 | 378 | #10,412 | #680 |
| 2017 | 378 | 378 | #9,235 | #683 |
| 2016 | 456 | 456 | #12,653 | #602 |
| 2015 | 486 | 486 | #12,772 | #582 |
| 2014 | 540 | 540 | — | #518 |
| 2013 | 552 | 552 | — | #495 |
| 2012 | 592 | 592 | — | #459 |
| 2011 | 596 | 596 | #16,367 | #455 |
| 2010 | 602 | 602 | #14,657 | #450 |
| 2009 | 710 | 710 | #11,312 | #416 |
| 2008 | 858 | 858 | #15,067 | #365 |
| 2007 | 832 | 832 | #12,448 | #373 |
| 2006 | 767 | 767 | #14,798 | #396 |
| 2005 | 769 | 769 | — | #376 |
| 2004 | 804 | 804 | #6,703 | #358 |
| 2003 | 799 | 804 | — | #349 |
| 2002 | 811 | 818 | #10,903 | #342 |
| 2001 | 865 | 870 | #13,177 | #326 |
| 2000 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #9,027 | #294 |
| 1999 | 1,109 | 1,118 | #8,670 | #271 |
| 1998 | 982 | 989 | #7,918 | #292 |
| 1997 | 1,081 | — | #15,571 | #264 |
| 1996 | 1,213 | — | #5,993 | #248 |
| 1995 | 1,243 | — | #5,886 | #237 |
| 1994 | 1,430 | — | #5,403 | #205 |
| 1993 | 1,452 | — | #8,547 | #208 |
| 1992 | 1,632 | — | #7,410 | #191 |
| 1991 | 1,631 | — | #6,504 | #193 |
| 1990 | 1,773 | — | #6,383 | #176 |
| 1989 | 1,917 | — | #4,634 | #159 |
| 1988 | 1,904 | — | #4,137 | #148 |
| 1987 | 1,875 | — | #4,095 | #148 |
| 1986 | 1,976 | — | #4,499 | #144 |
| 1985 | 1,959 | — | #3,309 | #145 |
| 1984 | 2,005 | — | #3,498 | #138 |
| 1983 | 2,112 | — | #2,837 | #128 |
| 1982 | 2,146 | — | #3,235 | #129 |
| 1981 | 2,246 | — | #3,408 | #122 |
| 1980 | 2,257 | — | #3,393 | #122 |
| 1979 | 2,245 | — | #3,871 | #124 |
| 1978 | 2,036 | — | #3,883 | #130 |
| 1977 | 1,973 | — | #4,863 | #136 |
| 1976 | 2,018 | — | #2,985 | #132 |
| 1975 | 1,949 | — | #2,553 | #135 |
| 1974 | 2,071 | — | #2,162 | #129 |
| 1973 | 1,962 | — | #2,989 | #133 |
| 1972 | 2,258 | — | #3,034 | #127 |
| 1971 | 2,675 | — | #3,906 | #121 |
| 1970 | 3,122 | — | #2,501 | #105 |
| 1969 | 3,445 | — | #2,387 | #90 |
| 1968 | 4,063 | — | #2,411 | #70 |
| 1967 | 4,061 | — | #1,815 | #75 |
| 1966 | 4,717 | — | #1,904 | #64 |
| 1965 | 5,687 | — | #2,286 | #57 |
| 1964 | 6,807 | — | #1,659 | #54 |
| 1963 | 8,174 | — | #1,446 | #47 |
| 1962 | 8,752 | — | #1,472 | #50 |
| 1961 | 10,086 | — | #1,461 | #44 |
| 1960 | 11,066 | — | #1,362 | #38 |
| 1959 | 13,308 | — | #1,182 | #34 |
| 1958 | 13,424 | — | #1,538 | #34 |
| 1957 | 10,627 | — | #1,471 | #40 |
| 1956 | 8,830 | — | #1,516 | #43 |
| 1955 | 8,363 | — | #1,831 | #46 |
| 1954 | 8,222 | — | #1,309 | #46 |
| 1953 | 6,938 | — | #1,371 | #51 |
| 1952 | 4,690 | — | #1,672 | #81 |
| 1951 | 3,103 | — | #1,797 | #102 |
| 1950 | 2,139 | — | #1,672 | #128 |
| 1949 | 1,823 | — | #1,687 | #148 |
| 1948 | 1,630 | — | #1,731 | #155 |
| 1947 | 1,346 | — | #1,392 | #173 |
| 1946 | 785 | — | #1,909 | #220 |
| 1945 | 544 | — | #1,865 | #252 |
| 1944 | 405 | — | #2,742 | #302 |
| 1943 | 188 | — | #4,593 | #465 |
| 1942 | 117 | — | #4,042 | #602 |
| 1941 | 92 | — | #4,947 | #658 |
| 1940 | 48 | — | — | #927 |
| 1939 | 29 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1938 | 35 | — | #4,864 | #1,216 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | — | #1,622 |
| 1936 | 33 | — | #4,745 | #1,267 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | — | #1,598 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | #3,690 | #2,340 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #3,047 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #4,251 | #2,612 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,572 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,196 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #5,301 | #2,809 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #5,475 | #4,116 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,700 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,110 |