Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1965
Rikke
16 babies named Rikke in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1965–1966
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Rikke is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1965.
Rikke has 16 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1966.
- 16 total births
- 1965–1966 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Rikke since 1965, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1966.
- 16
- total births
- 1965–1966
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rikke was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
11 babies were named Rikke in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Rikke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rikke's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rikke at a glance
Last recorded 1966Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1965
Rikke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1966
- Peak year (1966)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Rikke by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Rikke's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Rikke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rikke? ▼
Since 1965, Social Security records show 16 babies named Rikke. The most recent recorded year was 1966. Its busiest year on record was 1966, with 11 births.
When was Rikke most popular? ▼
Rikke was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Rikke been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rikke since 1965 -- 2 years through the most recent 1966 data.
What names are similar to Rikke? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1965–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rikke: Baby Name Since 1965 - 16 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rikke. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rikke 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 July 2026.