Girls' name · since 2001

Rickya

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Rickya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#39,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

33 girls have been named Rickya since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Rickya recorded 33 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2008.

  • #39,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 33 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickya ranks #39,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#39,976 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rickya's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rickya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rickya's full recorded timeline at 2005, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rickya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5.566.577.5 20012003200520062008 6

Rickya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (33 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Rickya's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Rickya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rickya?
Rickya has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,976 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 7 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Rickya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rickya ranks #39,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rickya most popular?
Rickya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Rickya been used?
Rickya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 8 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Rickya?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rickya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2008 (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 Rickya 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.