How Many People Are Named Rika?
An estimated 526 people in the United States have the first name Rika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Rika peaked in popularity in 1991 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
526
About 1 in 651,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
34 births
Total Registered
555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rika
Rika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 555 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rika as a female name
Ranked #17,095 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (34 births)
Rika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rika span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 150 babies were registered. Rika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rika by Decade
How has Rika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rika by State
Rika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rika
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rika?
We estimate approximately 526 people named Rika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 651,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Rika a common name?
Rika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rika most popular?
Rika reached peak popularity in 1991, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rika is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rika a female name?
Rika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rika Smith, Rika Johnson, Rika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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