Recorded 2002–2023 Unisex name Peak 2017 108 births

Riko — unisex name

108 babies named Riko in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s502020s18
2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Riko was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

12 babies were named Riko in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riko

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Riko between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Riko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Riko is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 88 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riko performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Riko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riko 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 108 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.

Riko at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

108

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2017

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Riko popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 202320212017201520132010200820052002 10

Riko popularity over time — boys

88 total births recorded since 1978 (Riko as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 88 births
456789 20242022202020182015198919801978 6

Riko by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
50 births that decade — 46% of Riko's all-time total
2000s402010s502020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riko?
108 babies have been named Riko since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 12 births.
When was Riko most popular?
Riko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Riko a unisex name?
Yes, Riko is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 108 births, and as a boy's name it has 88 births.
How long has the name Riko been used?
Riko has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Riko?
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, 2002–2023 (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.