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What does Rickey mean?
Rickey 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English, Old Norse, Old German and English derivation, and Rickey means "kind and loved; complete ruler; powerful leader; powerful leader; peaceful ruler". Rickey is an alternate spelling of Broderick: transferred use of the surname. Rickey is also a variant of Cedric (Old English). Rickey is also used as a variant of Eric (Old Norse), a form of Richard (Old German), a variation of Rick (English), and a variation of Ricky (Old German).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, norse, kind (gracious), ruler (king), powerful, leader, peaceful
Variations
VARIANTS Rikky, Rikki, Rikke, Riki, Rico, Rickie▼, Ricki, Ricco
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BRODERICK, CEDRIC, ERIC, RICHARD, RICK, RICKY Dick▼, Dickie▼, Dicky, Ric, Ricard, Ricci, Rich, Richerd, Richie, Rickard, Rickert, Rik, Rikk, Rique, Ritchy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rickey Brysen (R.B.), ..
How popular is Rickey?
Rickey is a very prominent first name for men (#349 out of 1220, Top 29%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#11260 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rickey was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its peak rank of #120 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Rickey are Eric (#160 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Richard (#188), Ricky (#681), Cedric (#967), Rico (#1353), Broderick (#1425), Rick (#1872), Ric, Ricci, Ricco, Dicky, Dickie, Richie, Rickard, Ricki, Rickie, Dick and Rich. Other forms, like Riki, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Rickey reached its highest in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 3.7%) and has become much diminished since (ADOPTION 0.3%, 92% LESS), with forms such as Cedric falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Rickey▼ is pronounced similarly to Rocko and Rocky. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aicken, Birkey, Buckey, Mackey, Mickey▼, Micky, Mikey, Nickey, Nicky, Packey, Raice, Rice, Richy, Ridley, Ries, Rike, Riker, Riley, Ripley, Risley, Ritchey, Roche, Rock, Rockley, Rockly (see Rockley), Roice and Wickley. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rickey.
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