Boy · Germanic, through English
Rickey
Say it: RIK-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Richard, from Germanic ric 'power, ruler' + hard 'hard, brave'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An American spelling most used in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 62,129 babies given this name since 1924
- At its height in 1958, about 1 in 560 boys
- 65 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ricky, Rickie
Famous bearers
- Rickey Henderson, American baseball player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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