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 [ 2 syll. ric-ki, ri-cki ] The boy name Ricki is also used, and more commonly so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is RIHKiy KEY. Ricki is used chiefly in the English language, and it is derived from Old Norse and Germanic origins. Ricki is a variant of the name Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian) in the English language. Ricki is also a pet form of the name Richard (Czech, English, French, and German) in the English language. Ricki is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1953, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Ricki. Its ranking then was #599. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is today of very light use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Ricki, Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian) was the most popular. There were times from 1953 to 1961 when more boys than girls were named Ricki, but currently it is more often than not a girl name. In 1952, 18% more girls than boys were given the name Ricki. Baby names that sound like Ricki include Rickey (English), Rickie (English), Ricky (English and Spanish), Riki (Estonian), Rikki (English), Raghu (Indian), Rajko (Slavic and Slovenian), Rakesh (Indian), Rayko (Slavic), Razi (English and Hebrew), Reggie (English), Reggy (Dutch and English), Regis (English and French), Reku (Finnish), Reyes (Spanish), Rezso (Hungarian), Ricco (Italian), Richi (German and Spanish), Richie (English), and Richy (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Ricki: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
