Girls' name · since 1979
Rickia
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 463 babies named Rickia, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rickia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 463 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickia has been recorded 463 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2011.
- #12,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickia ranks #12,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rickia's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Rickia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rickia's full recorded timeline at 1996, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rickia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2011
- Peak year (1998)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Rickia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (205 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Rickia's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rickia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 205 births (44% of all-time use).
Rickia by state
Where Rickia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 13 | 2.8% |
13 of 463 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rickia's data
- Rickia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Rickias (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rickia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1979–2011 (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 Rickia 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.