Girls' name · since 2001
Rikiya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Rikiya, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
49 girls have been named Rikiya since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rikiya has been recorded 49 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2012.
- #35,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rikiya ranks #35,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rikiya's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rikiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rikiya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rikiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2012
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rikiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Rikiya's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Rikiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Rikiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rikiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2001–2012 (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 Rikiya 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.