Is Riki a boy or girl name?

Riki is a unisex name. Of the 1,626 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 73.4% were girls and 26.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Riki

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Riki was most popular in 1981, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,061 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,626 people named Riki.

Riki over time

Births per year. The dot marks Riki’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Riki a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Riki is a unisex name — 73.4% of the 1,626 Americans given it were girls and 26.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 86% girls and 14% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Riki

Where Riki is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org