Boys' name · since 1996
Riku
Riku has 483 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,625 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 483
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
483 babies have been named Riku since 1996, making it today's #6625 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Riku recorded 483 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #6625 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,625 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 483 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Riku ranks #8,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,625 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 483 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,625 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 483
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Riku's 483 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Riku compares
483 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Riku's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Riku | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 483 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Riku's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riku's full recorded timeline at 2011, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Riku popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Riku by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Riku's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Riku births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (37% of all-time use).
Riku by state
Where Riku concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
86 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Riku's data
- Riku's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rikus (86 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 Riku: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Riku 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.