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♀ Ricky (girl)
What does Ricky mean?
Ricky as a name for girls (also used more widely as boys' name Ricky) is of Old Norse and Old German origin, and the name Ricky means "complete ruler; peaceful ruler". Ricky is a version of Erica (Old Norse): Latinate feminine respelling of Eric. Ricky is also a variation of Frederica (Old German): Latinate feminine respelling of Frederick. Ricky is also used as a derivative of Rica (Old Norse, Old German), and a derivative of Rickie (Old German). See also Richelle
STARTS WITH Rick-
Variations
VARIANTS Ryckie, Rycca, Riqua, Rikky, Rikki▼, Rikke, Riki, Rika, Rieka, Riecka, Rieca, Ricquie, Ricki▼, Rickee, Ricca, Rhica
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA ERICA, FREDERICA, RICA, RICKIE Ericka▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Roky, ..
(male) Ricre, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ricky Meadow (R.M.), ..
How popular is Ricky?
Ricky is an unusual given name for women but a somewhat prominent surname for both adults and children (#99214 out of 150436, Top 66%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ricky entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its top position of #1487 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Erica (#899 VIA LATEST LIST), Ericka, Frederica, Richelle, Ricki, Rickie and Rikki are the prominent varying forms of Ricky rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Ricky reached the top of their popularity 4 decades ago (AVERAGE #1260) and have become much less widespread since, with forms like Ricki becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Ricky is alike in pronunciation to Reiko, Richia, Ricka and Rikkie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Becky▼, Chicky, Jacky, Micky, Nicky, Nikky, Ricci, Rifka, Riley▲, Rivka▲, Rivke, Rivy, Vicky▼ and Vikky. These names tend to be more commonly used than Ricky.
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