Unisex name · since 1945
Riki
Riki has 1,193 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,193
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,193 babies have been named Riki since 1945, making it today's #10216 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Riki recorded 1,193 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #10216 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #6,637 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,216 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,193 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riki ranks #6,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,216 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,193 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,216 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,193
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Riki's 1,193 recorded births place it above 90.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Riki compares
1,193 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Riki's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riki | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,193 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Riki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Riki's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Riki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Riki popularity over time - boys
433 total births recorded since 1948 (Riki as boys' name)
Riki by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (298 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Riki's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Riki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
214 births
- 1980s
1980s
298 births
- 1990s
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 298 births (25% of all-time use).
How Riki 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 Riki's total volume
Riki by state
Where Riki concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
75 of 1,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Riki's data
- Riki's decade-level peak was the 1980s (298 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rikis (75 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Riki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Riki 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.