Recorded 1992–2018 Girls' name Peak 1999 173 births

Rickayla — girls' name

173 babies named Rickayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s382000s852010s50

The verdict

173 girls have been named Rickayla since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

173
total births
1992–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Rickayla was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rickayla in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rickayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Rickayla between 1992 and 2018, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rickayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rickayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rickayla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rickayla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rickayla at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

173

Since 1992

27 years of records

Peak year

1999

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1992

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2018

Rickayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1992

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 20182013201020072004200019961992 5

Rickayla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 49% of Rickayla's all-time total
1990s382000s852010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rickayla?
173 babies have been named Rickayla since 1992. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 14 births.
When was Rickayla most popular?
Rickayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Rickayla been used?
Rickayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Rickayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Richard, Richelle, Ricki, Ricky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.