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Rikki

Rikki: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“brave ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
RIK-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (92% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Ricki or Ricky, usually a diminutive of Richard or Frederica-related forms. The underlying Germanic elements mean 'ruler' and 'brave, powerful'.

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How popular is Rikki?

202412.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Rikki in 202440

2024 rank#3,763 girls

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 18807,657

Rikki is steady now but far below its 1994 peak.

Names like Rikki

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Rickipowerful ruler · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Rikki questions

What does the name Rikki mean?

Rikki means "brave ruler". It comes from Germanic. Variant spelling of Ricki or Ricky, usually a diminutive of Richard or Frederica-related forms. The underlying Germanic elements mean 'ruler' and 'brave, powerful'.

Is Rikki a boy or girl name?

Rikki is mainly a girl's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rikki?

40 US babies were named Rikki in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Rikki?

Rikki is usually pronounced RIK-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.