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How popular is the name Ricky?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rickies are alive today.
Ricky (male) is a shortened form of the name Richard. Although Ricky itself was given to 11 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2133rd as a registered name), most Rickies are registered as Richard, which ranked 431st in 2025 with 92 babies.
Most people called Ricky are registered as Richard, and share that name's profile: the Richard you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Richards born in England and Wales are between 46 and 67, and there are at least 410,000 of them alive today. Only some Richards go by Ricky.
How many babies are named Ricky or Richard each year?
Combined registrations of Richard, Ricky. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Richard rank as a registered name?
Where does Ricky rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ricky short for Richard?
Yes - Ricky is a shortened form of Richard. Rickies are usually registered as Richard at birth.
When was the name Ricky most popular?
The full name Richard peaked in 1964, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ricky itself peaked as a registered name in 1984, with 915 babies.
How many people are called Ricky?
There's no official count of people who go by Ricky, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 410,000 people registered as Richard born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ricky.
How old is the typical Ricky?
Most people called Ricky are registered as Richard. Most living Richards are between 46 and 67; the most common age is about 61.
Is Ricky becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.