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Ricci
How to Pronounce Ricci
Pronounced RIK-ee /ΛrΙͺk.i/Medium
Meaning: Ricci as a girl's name sits with Ricki and Ricky, feminine pet forms drawn from Richard (Germanic, 'brave/strong ruler'). The identical Italian surname Ricci means 'curly (haired)', so the spelling carries a second, surname flavor - but the given-name use is the Ricki/Ricky family.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ricci as a girl's name belongs with Ricki and Ricky, spirited feminine pet forms of Richard, from a Germanic root meaning 'brave, strong ruler.' The spelling also matches the Italian surname Ricci, 'curly-haired,' giving it a stylish, surname-like edge.
Ricci's record runs from the nineteen-forties into the twenty-first century, cresting around 1980, and always uncommon at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as a breezy, tomboyish mid-century nickname-name.
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What does the name Ricci mean?
Ricci is a girl's form of Ricki or Ricky, from Richard ('brave ruler'); the Italian surname Ricci means 'curly.'
How do you pronounce Ricci?
It's said RIK-ee /ΛrΙͺk.i/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Ricci a boy or girl name?
Ricci here is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ricci?
Ricci was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year at its peak near nineteen-eighty.