Ricki

Mostly boys · RIK-ee · Germanic

Ricki is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “powerful and brave”. In 2025 it ranked 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).

What does Ricki mean?

Germanic: spelling of Ricky; pet form of Richard

“powerful and brave”

A pet form of Richard, and sometimes of other names ending in -ric, such as Frederick or Eric.

Say it: RIK-ee

Meaning borrowed from Ricky. More on Wiktionary.

Is Ricki a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Ricki has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls in the US.

How popular is Ricki in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 17 boys.

Half of all the boys named Ricki in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 1998, 45% of the babies named Ricki in the UK were girls.

1996Busiest: 17 in 19962014

Ricki in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2014	1	#6,179
2013	0	–
2012	0	–
2011	1	#6,218
2010	1	#6,148
2009	0	–
2008	1	#5,936
2007	4	#3,748
2006	0	–
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	4	#2,990
2002	5	#2,358
2001	4	#2,714
2000	3	#3,146
1999	4	#2,513
1998	12	#1,180
1997	13	#1,111
1996	17	#897

How popular is Ricki in the US?

Rank in 2025: #4,757among girls
Babies in 2025: 28about 1 in 57,000 girls
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 25% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Ricki, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 197 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938.

Half of all the girls named Ricki in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 118 girls in the US were given Ricki or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,509, up from #4,757 for this spelling alone.

Rikki 52
Ricki 28
Ricky 15
Rickie 14
Riki 9

In 2022, 81% of the babies named Ricki in the US were girls.

1938Busiest: 197 in 19942025

Ricki in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	28	#4,757
2024	27	#4,890
2023	21	#5,747
2022	25	#5,169
2021	28	#4,715
2020	33	#4,167
2019	35	#4,071
2018	33	#4,236
2017	33	#4,303
2016	25	#5,283
2015	38	#3,914
2014	26	#5,161
2013	28	#4,885
2012	24	#5,555
2011	27	#5,061
2010	25	#5,412
2009	22	#6,088
2008	29	#5,011
2007	29	#4,942
2006	28	#4,952
2005	36	#3,938
2004	38	#3,744
2003	42	#3,408
2002	48	#3,010
2001	68	#2,327
2000	62	#2,453
1999	105	#1,594
1998	92	#1,719
1997	130	#1,325
1996	143	#1,223
1995	196	#961
1994	197	#940
1993	63	#2,122
1992	46	#2,645
1991	46	#2,614
1990	59	#2,169
1989	50	#2,333
1988	44	#2,442
1987	49	#2,197
1986	53	#2,024
1985	49	#2,136
1984	57	#1,866
1983	47	#2,096
1982	61	#1,786
1981	64	#1,754
1980	47	#2,154
1979	52	#1,977
1978	42	#2,191
1977	40	#2,257
1976	37	#2,255
1975	56	#1,689
1974	52	#1,733
1973	42	#1,939
1972	39	#2,022
1971	53	#1,709
1970	46	#1,877
1969	43	#1,897
1968	46	#1,728
1967	43	#1,751
1966	34	#1,982
1965	33	#2,031
1964	43	#1,780
1963	44	#1,737
1962	36	#1,916
1961	38	#1,871
1960	37	#1,854
1959	51	#1,515
1958	39	#1,732
1957	49	#1,530
1956	59	#1,350
1955	56	#1,346
1954	72	#1,179
1953	91	#1,008
1952	108	#886
1951	125	#793
1950	71	#1,089
1949	75	#1,031
1948	69	#1,056
1947	86	#957
1946	45	#1,289
1945	42	#1,231
1944	33	#1,400
1943	22	#1,833
1942	8	#3,442
1941	9	#3,028
1940	7	#3,501
1939	8	#3,143
1938	5	#4,340

Names like Ricki

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Other spellings of Ricki

Rikki Ricky Rickie Riki

Names related to Ricki

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