Riku
Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Riku
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Riku
Riku first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 24 Rikus were born — ranking #4,305 that year. As of 2026, Riku ranks #4,519 for baby boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 516 Rikus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Riku
Riku is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 516 births in the dataset. Riku's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,834. Use the chart and map above to compare Riku'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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