Ricki Powell
There are approximately 4 people named Ricki Powell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ricki with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Powell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Ricki
5.7K
Alive today
Named Powell
249K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1953
Average age: 47
Top Census group: White (73.5%)
Estimated bearers: 249K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #105
Per 100K: 72.57
Top ancestry: White (64.2%)
First name trend
Ricki: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ricki. The peak year was 1953 with 238 births. The average person named Ricki today is 47 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ricki
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ricki, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ricki described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Ricki at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.5% · 3,861
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 508
- Black or African American9.6% · 507
- Two or more races3.4% · 180
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 117
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 82
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Powell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Powell, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Powell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Powell at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White64.2% · 139,338
- Black or African American26.7% · 58,014
- Two or more races4.6% · 9,938
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 7,023
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,338
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,260
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ricki has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0017% of the US population, based on 5,676 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Ricki right now.
The surname Powell appears at a rate of 72.57 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0726%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Ricki Powell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Ricki Powell: questions and answers
How many people are named Ricki Powell?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Ricki Powell. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0017%) with the surname frequency (72.57 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ricki Powell?
We classify Ricki Powell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ricki a male or female name?
Ricki is predominantly unisex. Out of 6,717 total SSA registrations, 34.3% were male and 65.7% were female. See the full Ricki profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Ricki Powell?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.