Recorded 1979–1997 Girls' name Peak 1992 93 births

Rikita — girls' name

93 babies named Rikita in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s481990s40
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rikita was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rikita in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rikita

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Rikita between 1979 and 1997, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rikita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rikita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rikita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rikita 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 93 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.

Rikita at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

93

Since 1979

19 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1979

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1997

Rikita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1979

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
46810121416 199719941992199119891988198719861985198319811979 5

Rikita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 52% of Rikita's all-time total
1970s51980s481990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rikita?
93 babies have been named Rikita since 1979. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Rikita most popular?
Rikita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Rikita been used?
Rikita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 19 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Rikita?
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, 1979–1997 (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.