Rickie
Rickie was the 6728th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 218th with 1,003 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,158 places. More babies were named Rickie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ricky) pet form of Richard · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #6,728 boys, down 1,901 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 36% girls, 64% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19541,003 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,237babies recorded
What does the name Rickie mean?
Rickie is a spelling of Ricky, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ricky's meaning and origin.
Ricky is a pet form of Rick, the short form of Richard (and sometimes of Frederick or Ricardo). Richard is a Germanic name, Old High German Rīhhart, from rīc 'ruler, power' and hart 'hard, brave', brought to England by the Normans. It was borne by three English kings, including Richard the Lionheart. Ricky became popular in the 1950s, the era of Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy and singer Ricky Nelson.
rīc (Old High German, “ruler, power”)hart (Old High German, “hard, brave”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Richard, Rick, Ricardo, Rickey.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean strength, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ricky', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Richard', DMNES (Durham University)
Rickie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,822 | #6,728 | 14 | 13 |
| 2020 | #13,188 | #4,827 | 7 | 20 |
| 2010 | — | #3,226 | — | 35 |
| 2000 | #5,649 | #2,188 | 20 | 46 |
| 1990 | #4,650 | #1,146 | 21 | 90 |
| 1980 | #3,115 | #732 | 28 | 144 |
| 1970 | #2,916 | #683 | 24 | 147 |
| 1960 | #2,967 | #341 | 18 | 525 |
| 1950 | #1,238 | #351 | 56 | 367 |
| 1940 | — | #2,639 | — | 9 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rickie, counting every spelling?
Rickie is a spelling of Ricky, a name family that ranked #789 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,728 for Rickie on its own. Together these spellings went to 306 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rickie?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rickie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rickie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rickie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rickie?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Rickie are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 50 and 71. That makes Rickie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rickie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rickie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rickie
What does Rickie mean?
Rickie is a spelling of Ricky, which means “pet form of Richard” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rickie?
Rickie was the 6728th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 218th with 1,003 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,158 places. More babies were named Rickie in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Rickie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 36% girls, 64% boys given the name Rickie in the US.