Girls' name · since 1899
Ricka
Ricka has 89 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1899
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 89 have been recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Ricka recorded 89 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1991.
- #28,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1899
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricka ranks #28,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1899, peaking in the 1950s.
- #28,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1899
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ricka's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ricka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ricka splits its recorded history at 1957: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ricka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1991
- Peak year (1951)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Ricka by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (56 births, 63% of the file).
1950s was Ricka's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Ricka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 56 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Ricka's decade-level peak was the 1950s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ricka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ricka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.