Recorded 1984–2005 Girls' name Peak 1993 110 births

Rikia — girls' name

110 babies named Rikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s602000s32
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rikia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rikia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Rikia between 1984 and 2005, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rikia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rikia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rikia 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 110 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.

Rikia at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

110

Since 1984

22 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1984

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2005

Rikia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1984

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 20052003200019971994199219871984 8

Rikia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 55% of Rikia's all-time total
1980s181990s602000s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rikia?
110 babies have been named Rikia since 1984. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Rikia most popular?
Rikia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Rikia been used?
Rikia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 22 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Rikia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rikki, Riki, Rika, Riko, 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, 1984–2005 (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.