How Many People Are Named Ryka?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Ryka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ryka peaked in popularity in 2017 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ryka 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 Ryka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2017
11 births
Total Registered
105
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ryka
Ryka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 105 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ryka as a female name
Ranked #10,900 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (11 births)
Ryka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ryka span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 56 babies were registered. While Ryka is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ryka by Decade
How has Ryka 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.
Ryka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ryka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ryka
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ryka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ryka?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Ryka 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Ryka a common name?
Ryka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 105 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ryka most popular?
Ryka reached peak popularity in 2017, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ryka is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ryka a female name?
Ryka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ryka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ryka Smith, Ryka Johnson, Ryka 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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