How Many People Are Named Rickell?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Rickell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Rickell peaked in popularity in 1992 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rickell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rickell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1992
16 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rickell
Rickell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rickell as a female name
Ranked #18,649 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1992 (16 births)
Rickell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rickell span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 85 babies were registered. Rickell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rickell by Decade
How has Rickell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rickell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rickell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rickell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rickell?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Rickell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Rickell a common name?
Rickell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rickell most popular?
Rickell reached peak popularity in 1992, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rickell is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rickell a female name?
Rickell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rickell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rickell Smith, Rickell Johnson, Rickell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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