Girls' name · since 1959
Rika
555 babies named Rika in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 555 have been recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rika has been recorded 555 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 2023.
- #11,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 555 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rika ranks #11,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rika's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rika's full recorded timeline at 1992, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2023
- Peak year (1991)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Rika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (150 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Rika's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 150 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rika's total volume
Rika by state
Where Rika concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
32 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rika's data
- Rika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rikas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rika
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1959–2023 (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 Rika 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.