Recorded 1950–2022 Boys' name Peak 1958 288 births

Rik — boys' name

288 babies named Rik in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s751960s781970s601980s441990s102000s162020s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Rik was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

18 babies were named Rik in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rik

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Rik between 1950 and 2022, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rik performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rik 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 288 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.

Rik at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

288

Since 1950

73 years of records

Peak year

1958

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1950

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1950

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1958)
18
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Rik by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
78 births that decade — 27% of Rik's all-time total
1950s751960s781970s601980s441990s102000s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rik?
288 babies have been named Rik since 1950. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1958 with 18 births.
When was Rik most popular?
Rik was most popular in the 1960s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Rik been used?
Rik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 73 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Riker, Rikki, Riku, Riki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1950–2022 (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.