Recorded 1978–1999 Girls' name Peak 1982 48 births

Rickisha — girls' name

48 babies named Rickisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s331990s10

The verdict

48 girls have been named Rickisha since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

48
total births
1978–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Rickisha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rickisha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rickisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Rickisha between 1978 and 1999, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rickisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rickisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rickisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rickisha 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 48 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.

Rickisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

48

Since 1978

22 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1978

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1999

Rickisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1978

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19991995198919881987198219811978 5

Rickisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 69% of Rickisha's all-time total
1970s51980s331990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rickisha?
48 babies have been named Rickisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Rickisha most popular?
Rickisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Rickisha been used?
Rickisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Rickisha?
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, 1978–1999 (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.