Total births
16
Recorded 1965–1966 Girls' name Peak 1966 16 births
Rikke — girls' name
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.
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.
What the Data Says About Rikke
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Rikke between 1965 and 1966, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rikke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rikke performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rikke 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 16 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.
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 · 1966–1965
- 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
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Rikke's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rikke? ▼
16 babies have been named Rikke since 1965. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year 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? ▼
Rikke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 2 years of data through 1966.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1966 (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.