How Many People Are Named Rikki?
An estimated 7,183 people in the United States have the first name Rikki. It is predominantly female (91.9%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Rikki peaked in popularity in 1994 with 377 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rikki 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 Rikki paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,183
About 1 in 47,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.9% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1994
377 births
Total Registered
7,657
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rikki
Rikki is predominantly female (91.9%), though 624 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rikki as a male name
Ranked #10,505 in 2016
7 male births in 2016
Peak: 1991 (29 births)
Rikki as a female name
Ranked #3,796 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (362 births)
Rikki: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rikki span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,374 babies were registered. Rikki has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rikki by Decade
How has Rikki 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.
Rikki by State
Birth registrations for Rikki span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi. On average, about 108 Rikkis were registered per state.
Rikki + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rikki as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rikki: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rikki?
We estimate approximately 7,183 people named Rikki 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 47,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Rikki a common name?
Rikki is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,657 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rikki most popular?
Rikki reached peak popularity in 1994, when 377 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rikki is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rikki a female name?
Rikki is predominantly female. 91.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rikki Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rikki Smith, Rikki Johnson, Rikki 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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