Ricky

“Variant of Richard — Powerful and brave ruler” — Germanic via Old French origin

Boy's name · #949 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Ricky is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1958, when it ranked #34. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 223,000 boys since 1925, ranked #949 today.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rickys

Ricky Martin — Puerto Rican singer and actor
Ricky Gervais — British comedian
Ricky Nelson — American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
Ricky Rubio — Spanish basketball player
Ricky Álvarez — Argentine association football player (born 1988)

In stories & tradition

Ricky Butcher — EastEnders
Ricky Rapper — Ricky Rapper
Ricky LaFleur — Trailer Park Boys

What Rickys become

Among 846 notable people named Ricky:

Sports figures appear 2.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player.

Similar names: Richie · Gary · Rico · Mickey · Randall · Roger

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