Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1988 121 births

Rickita — girls' name

121 babies named Rickita in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s681990s482000s5

The verdict

121 girls have been named Rickita since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

121
total births
1981–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Rickita was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rickita in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rickita

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Rickita between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rickita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rickita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rickita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rickita 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 121 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.

Rickita at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

121

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Rickita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 20011993199119891987198519831981 6

Rickita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
68 births that decade — 56% of Rickita's all-time total
1980s681990s482000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rickita?
121 babies have been named Rickita since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Rickita most popular?
Rickita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rickita been used?
Rickita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Rickita?
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, 1981–2001 (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.