Rickie

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A few things about Rickie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rickie

Rickie Lee Jones

American singer (born 1954)

Choose Rickie and your child shares a first name with Rickie Lee Jones, an American singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rickie, like who?” Rickie Lee Jones's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 114,943 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rickie, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rickie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRickie first shows up in US birth records in 1896, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 129 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1947, when it ranked #1,059. Today it's #7,491, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendRickie has climbed 4,651 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,491. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlRickie is given to both boys and girls: 52% of the 27 babies named Rickie in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Rickie

Rickie is a girl name of American origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-kie”. US birth records list Rickie for girls from 1896 to 2025, in 89 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked #1,059 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,491, with 14 babies.

Origin:American names