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Rikki

Rikki was the #3,100 girls' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Rikki as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Rikki as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Rikki as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,100 (52)#3,333 (7)—#3,478 (5)
2024#3,695 (41)#2,772 (9)——
2023#3,181 (51)———
2022#3,416 (46)#5,670 (3)——
2021#3,250 (49)#5,581 (3)——
2020#3,607 (41)#3,899 (5)——
2019#3,388 (46)#4,001 (5)——
2018#2,962 (55)#5,666 (3)——
2017#3,305 (48)#4,763 (4)—#2,609 (7)
2016#2,697 (64)———
2015#2,590 (69)#4,736 (4)—#2,179 (9)
2014#3,272 (49)#3,514 (6)——
2013#2,533 (70)———
2012#3,213 (51)——#2,921 (6)
2011#3,132 (53)——#2,899 (6)

Rikki as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
Rikki as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020
Rikki as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
2016#9,664 (7)———
2015—#4,747 (3)——
2013#12,136 (5)———
2012#10,770 (6)———
2011#10,808 (6)#4,647 (3)——
2010—#4,678 (3)——
2009#10,994 (6)———
2008#11,037 (6)#2,775 (6)——
2007#10,921 (6)#3,589 (4)——
2006—#2,538 (6)——
2005#10,151 (6)#3,849 (3)——
2004#8,927 (7)———
2003#9,581 (6)———
2002#9,392 (6)—#344 (5)—
2001—#1,746 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #613.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1943.
  • In 2016, 90% of US babies named Rikki were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rikki is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rikki by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rikki (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RikkiCanadaGirls#3,4785
RikkiEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
RikkiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
RikkiIrelandBoys—too few
RikkiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RikkiScotlandGirls—too few
RikkiScotlandBoys—too few
RikkiUSGirls#3,10052
RikkiUSBoys—too few