My name is Ricki and I adore it. I am female, and my full first name is Ericka. I was named after my father, Rick. I feel privileged to be a "junior" in a fairly old-fashioned Italian-American family. I also like the strength I find in having a unisex name, as well as a lack of gender-related limitations.
I find this spelling strictly feminine, but I only like it as a nickname for Erica or something along those lines. As an independent girl's name I think it's one of the ugliest.
― Anonymous User 5/1/2015
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I prefer this as a masculine name, spelled Ricky. Only as a nickname for Richard, of course.
― Anonymous User 4/14/2013
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My name is Erin and Ricki is my nickname. My dad's name is Eric so that is where I got the nickname. Ricki is completely feminine to me. It's an adorable nickname.
― Anonymous User 1/26/2013
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"Ricki" reads as completely feminine to me. Guys are better off with the "Ricky" spelling.
I don't really even like this boyish nickname for a guy, and I absolutely hate it for a girl. It's far too masculine, and it doesn't sound all that edgy and spunky either. If your name is Erica, it would be better if you at least went by Rica. This name only sounds okay on young guys and tomboyish girls, not really on grown-ups, especially women, even if they are androgynous.
Love this as a girl's name. Unfortunately, there's a boy in my year at school called Rikki, and he's Satan's twelve year old incarnation. It's put me off any variaton of this name for boys.