Recorded 1992–2013 Girls' name Peak 2001 83 births

Rikayla — girls' name

83 babies named Rikayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s422010s17

The verdict

83 girls have been named Rikayla since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

83
total births
1992–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Rikayla was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rikayla in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rikayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Rikayla between 1992 and 2013, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rikayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rikayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rikayla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rikayla 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 83 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.

Rikayla at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

83

Since 1992

22 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1992

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2013

Rikayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1992

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20132012200920062004200220011998199719951992 7

Rikayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 51% of Rikayla's all-time total
1990s242000s422010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rikayla?
83 babies have been named Rikayla since 1992. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Rikayla most popular?
Rikayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Rikayla been used?
Rikayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 22 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Rikayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rikki, Riki, Rika, Rikia, 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, 1992–2013 (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.