Ricky Proehl
There are approximately 1 people named Ricky Proehl living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ricky with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Proehl. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Ricky
190K
Alive today
Named Proehl
891
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 190K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1958
Average age: 56
Estimated bearers: 891
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #30,339
Per 100K: 0.26
Top ancestry: White (94.9%)
First name trend
Ricky: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ricky. The peak year was 1958 with 13,422 births. The average person named Ricky today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Proehl surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Proehl, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.9%.
- White94.9%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino1.6%
- Unknown or suppressed1.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ricky has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0554% of the US population, based on 189,760 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Proehl appears at a rate of 0.26 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Ricky Proehl. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Ricky
FAQ
Ricky Proehl: questions and answers
How many people are named Ricky Proehl?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Ricky Proehl. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0554%) with the surname frequency (0.26 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ricky Proehl?
We classify Ricky Proehl as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ricky a male or female name?
Ricky is predominantly male. Out of 224,811 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Ricky 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.