Unisex name · since 1943
Rikki
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 7,088 babies named Rikki, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,088
- born since 1943
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rikki currently ranks #3104 among unisex names in America, with 7,088 babies recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Rikki recorded 7,088 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #3104 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #2,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,104 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,088 born since 1943
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rikki ranks #2,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,088 born since 1943, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,088
- born since 1943
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rikki's 7,088 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rikki compares
7,088 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rikki's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rikki | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,088 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rikki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rikki splits its recorded history at 1984: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 362 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rikki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Rikki popularity over time - boys
624 total births recorded since 1947 (Rikki as boys' name)
Rikki by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,222 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Rikki's strongest decade.
2,222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Rikki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 81
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 180
1950s
180 births
- 1960s 235
1960s
235 births
- 1970s
1970s
892 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,041 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,222 births
- 2000s 596
2000s
596 births
- 2010s 561
2010s
561 births
- 2020s 280
2020s
280 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,222 births (31% of all-time use).
How Rikki compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rikki's total volume
Rikki by state
Where Rikki concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 733 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 534 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 320 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 308 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 186 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 165 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 164 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 144 | 2.0% |
733 of 7,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Rikki appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rikki's data
- Rikki's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,222 total births); usage has since declined to 280 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rikkis (733 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rikki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Rikki 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.