Boys' name · since 2003

Rikhil

35 babies named Rikhil in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,791 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

35 boys have been named Rikhil since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Rikhil has 35 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2008.

  • #24,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 35 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rikhil ranks #24,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,791 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rikhil's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Rikhil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rikhil's full recorded timeline at 2007, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rikhil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
6789101112 2003200620072008 7

Rikhil by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Rikhil's strongest decade.

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

Rikhil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 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 Rikhil? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 35 babies named Rikhil. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,791 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2008. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 11 births.
Where does Rikhil sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rikhil ranks #24,791 of 45,481 boys' 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 Rikhil most popular? ▼
Rikhil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Rikhil been used? ▼
Rikhil has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 6 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Rikhil? ▼
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rikhil: 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, 2003–2008 (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 Rikhil 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.