Given name & surname
Rickie
“a powerful ruler”·“a peaceful ruler”
In English use, Rickie is an affectionate form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.” Rickie is a form of Frederica. In German use, Frederica carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Rickie is an affectionate form of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.” Rickie is a form of Frederica. In German use, Frederica carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Rickie is used as a form of Frederica.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Rickie is an affectionate form of Richard. The history of Richard gives this family its wider story. The Normans brought Richard to England, where it was borne by three kings. Richard I’s nickname Lionheart and his later appearance in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped give the name a lasting place in popular historical storytelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rickie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,237
- 16,383 boys · 1,854 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 1,055 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #7,822 for girls · #6,728 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 65% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,822 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 1952. It also appeared in 13 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,983 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 60,803 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rickie’s family of names
In English usage, Rickie is a diminutive of Richard. Rickie has a feminine form in Rikki. Rickie is a form of Erica.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rickie
- Rickie LambertEnglish footballer (born 1982)
- Rickie Lee JonesAmerican singer (born 1954)
- Rickie Fowlerprofessional golferborn 1988
- Rickie WinslowTurkish-American basketball player (born 1964)
- Rickie Weeks Jr.American baseball playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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