US rank #11584 Girls' name Peak 2007 404 births

Rithika — #11584 US girls' name

404 babies named Rithika in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s2242010s1452020s30
#11584
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rithika was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

36 babies were named Rithika in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rithika

The Social Security Administration has registered 404 babies named Rithika between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rithika currently holds the #11584 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rithika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rithika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rithika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rithika 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 404 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.

Rithika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

404

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2007

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,584

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rithika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
36
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 2024201920152011200720031999 5

Rithika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
224 births that decade — 55% of Rithika's all-time total
1990s52000s2242010s1452020s30

Rithika by state

Where Rithika concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rithika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 5.4%
#2 New Jersey
11 2.7%
California share of Rithika's total US births 5.4%
Even split

22 of 404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rithika?
404 babies have been named Rithika since 1999. It currently ranks #11584 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 36 births.
When was Rithika most popular?
Rithika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rithika most popular?
The top states for the name Rithika are California (22 births), New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Rithika been used?
Rithika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rithika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rita, Ritika, Ritu, Rital, 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, 1999–2024 (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.