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Ricki

Ricki is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Ricki are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 35%Female 65%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
35% male / 65% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
2,284 male / 4,211 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ricki

To address Ricki when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ricki," in English, "Guten Tag Ricki," in German. About 35% of people named Ricki are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ricki,

German

Guten Tag Ricki,

French

Bonjour Ricki,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ricki:

Chinese

Ricki您好：

Japanese

Ricki様

English

Hi Ricki,

German

Hi Ricki,

French

Salut Ricki,

Spanish

Hola Ricki,

Chinese

Ricki你好：

Japanese

Rickiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ricki by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name35%

United States birth data

2,284 male · 4,211 female · 6,495 births recorded

Male 35%Female 65%

Since 1980: 18% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ricki a male or female name?

Ricki is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Ricki are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ricki in an email?

To address Ricki when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ricki," in English, "Guten Tag Ricki," in German. About 35% of people named Ricki are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ricki a unisex name?

Ricki is a unisex name: 35% of people named Ricki are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ricki a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ricki (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ricki,
  title  = {Is Ricki a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ricki},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}