Recorded 1990–2005 Girls' name Peak 1990 28 births

Rykia — girls' name

28 babies named Rykia in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s17
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Rykia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rykia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rykia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Rykia between 1990 and 2005, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rykia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rykia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rykia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rykia 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 28 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.

Rykia at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

28

Since 1990

16 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1990

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2005

Rykia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1990

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 20052002200019911990 6

Rykia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 61% of Rykia's all-time total
1990s112000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rykia?
28 babies have been named Rykia since 1990. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Rykia most popular?
Rykia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Rykia been used?
Rykia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 16 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Rykia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ryker, Ryka, Ryklynn, Rykki, and 1 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, 1990–2005 (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.