Is Rikki a boy or girl name?
Rikki is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 0 boys were named Rikki, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.9% of the 7,657 US babies named Rikki were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,796
- Babies named Rikki since 1943
- 7,657
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 377 babies
Boys and girls named Rikki, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 | 81 | 84.4% |
| 1950s | 81 | 180 | 69% |
| 1960s | 35 | 235 | 87% |
| 1970s | 99 | 892 | 90% |
| 1980s | 167 | 2,041 | 92.4% |
| 1990s | 152 | 2,222 | 93.6% |
| 2000s | 51 | 595 | 92.1% |
| 2010s | 24 | 561 | 95.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,796 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,260 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,458 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,284 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,661 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,439 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,337 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,505 | 64 | #2,730 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,658 | 70 | #2,559 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,952 | 51 | #3,253 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,955 | 53 | #3,167 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,041 |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,158 | 55 | #3,121 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,253 | 51 | #3,308 |
| 2007 | 6 | #12,055 | 52 | #3,281 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,168 | 72 | #2,451 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,725 | 46 | #3,316 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,588 | 57 | #2,764 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,395 | 62 | #2,547 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,168 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,047 | 83 | #2,009 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,409 | 108 | #1,570 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,959 | 125 | #1,380 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,580 | 158 | #1,167 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,797 | 201 | #961 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,225 | 270 | #755 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,250 | 362 | #614 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,940 | 275 | #755 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,089 | 254 | #796 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,456 | 231 | #867 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,603 | 238 | #825 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,181 | 218 | #858 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,577 | 244 | #769 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,450 | 227 | #783 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,068 | 216 | #785 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,187 | 209 | #797 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,881 | 173 | #877 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,651 | 193 | #807 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,798 | 189 | #833 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,998 | 207 | #786 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,067 | 165 | #915 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,871 | 147 | #979 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,642 | 105 | #1,201 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,338 | 132 | #1,019 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,662 | 105 | #1,131 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,518 | 117 | #1,033 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,107 | 89 | #1,234 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,726 | 49 | #1,784 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,850 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,609 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,616 | 43 | #1,980 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,199 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,080 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,062 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,409 | 27 | #2,338 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,143 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,352 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,582 | 13 | #3,763 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,512 | 17 | #3,133 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,674 | 17 | #3,159 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,595 | 13 | #3,647 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,585 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,245 | 19 | #2,732 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,438 | 18 | #2,801 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,877 | 13 | #3,461 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,714 | 16 | #2,938 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,571 | 25 | #2,177 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,496 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,835 | 26 | #2,009 |
| 1951 | 8 | #3,025 | 16 | #2,674 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,107 | 15 | #2,753 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,604 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,962 | 25 | #1,940 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,312 | 13 | #3,031 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,622 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,992 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,234 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rikki reached #1,877 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #614 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.