How Many People Are Named Rickey Henderson?

There are approximately 36 people named Rickey Henderson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rickey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Henderson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 9,520,954 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Rickey

Last Name

Henderson

Rickey: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rickey. The peak year was 1958 with 3,818 births. The average person named Rickey today is 60 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Rickey

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Rickey in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Rickey rose or fell over time.

White

61.08%

Black

31.07%

Hispanic

2.89%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.79%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.91%

Two or More Races

3.26%

Ancestry of the Henderson Surname

The surname Henderson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Henderson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

57.31%

Black

32.94%

Hispanic

3.52%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.80%

Two or More Races

4.85%

How we calculated this

The first name "Rickey" has an estimated frequency of 0.0148% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Henderson" appears at a rate of 70.30 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Rickey are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 36 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Rickey

Rickey Smith Rickey Johnson Rickey Williams Rickey Jones Rickey Brown Rickey Garcia Rickey Lowrie

Other people with the surname Henderson

Michael Henderson James Henderson John Henderson David Henderson Robert Henderson William Henderson Julie Henderson Shirley Henderson

Rickey Henderson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Rickey Henderson?

We estimate approximately 36 people named Rickey Henderson are alive in the United States today. The first name Rickey is shared by 50,722 Americans, and the surname Henderson is shared by 240,959.

How rare is the name Rickey Henderson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans. The first name Rickey is uncommon and the surname Henderson is common.

Is Rickey a male or female name?

Rickey is predominantly male, with 98.9% of bearers being male and 1.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1958 and the average bearer today is 60 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Rickey?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rickey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (31.07%) and Two or More Races (3.26%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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