Rikiya
Rikiya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Rikiya Higashihara , Japanese jazz drummer Rikiya Kawamae , Japanese footballer Rikiya Koyama , Japanese actor and voice actor Rikiya Motegi , Japanese footballer Rikiya Otaka , Japanese actor Rikiya Yasuoka , Japanese actor and singer
Meaning & Origin of Rikiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rikiya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Rikiya Higashihara , Japanese jazz drummer Rikiya Kawamae , Japanese footballer Rikiya Koyama , Japanese actor and voice actor Rikiya Motegi , Japanese footballer Rikiya Otaka , Japanese actor Rikiya Yasuoka , Japanese actor and singer
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The Story of Rikiya
Rikiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Rikiyas were born — ranking #12,274 that year. As of 2026, Rikiya ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Rikiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rikiya
Rikiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Rikiya's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #12,274. Use the chart and map above to compare Rikiya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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