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The first name Rickie

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

Rickie is a short form of

.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Rickie last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 14 births (#976).

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42
babies named Rickie, 1996–2025
#3,865
rank in 2010
1996
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rickie with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Rickie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Rickie, the 7,822nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 1,003 were.

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GirlsBoys
18,237
babies named Rickie since 1880
#7,822
rank in 2025
1954
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Rickie

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Rickie Lambert
    English footballer (born 1982)
  • Rickie Lee Jones
    American singer (born 1954)

Questions

How popular is the name Rickie?
In 2010, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Rickie, ranking 3,865th. Its peak was 1996, with 14 births.
Is Rickie a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 18,237 US babies named Rickie since 1880, 10% were girls and 90% boys.
When was Rickie most popular?
1954 in the United States, when 1,003 babies were named Rickie, its highest rank at 218th.