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Rikki (girl)

What does Rikki mean?

Rikki Pronunciation of Rikki as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Rikki) has its roots in Old Norse, Old German and American, and the name Rikki means "complete ruler; peaceful ruler". Rikki is an alternate spelling of Erica (Old Norse): Latinate feminine respelling of Eric. Rikki is also a variant of Frederica (Old German): Latinate feminine respelling of Frederick. Rikki is also used as a variant of Rica (Old Norse, Old German), a variant of Richelle (American), and a derivative of Rickie (Old German).

STARTS WITH Ri-

ASSOCIATED WITH norse, ruler (queen), peaceful

Variations

VARIANTS Ryckie, Rycca, Riqua, Rikky, Rikkie, Rikke, Riki, Rika, Rieka, Riecka, Rieca, Ricquie, Ricky, Ricki, Rickee, Ricca, Rhica

RELATED FORMS VIA ERICA, FREDERICA, RICA, RICHELLE, RICKIE Erikka, Ricci

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Raki, ..

(male) Rikbin, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rikki Peyton (R.P.), ..

How popular is Rikki?

Rikki is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2153 out of 4276, Top 50%) but a unique surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Rikki entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #614 in the U.S. in 1994, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rikki name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Rikki outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Erica (#899 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Frederica, Richelle, Ricki, Rickie and Ricky are the prominent variation forms of Rikki ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Rikki was more pronounced among parents in the 1980s (ADOPTION OF 0.6%) and is now much lower.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rikki, Erica, Frederica, Richelle, Ricki in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rickie, Ricky in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Erica outside U.S.

Similar Names

Rikki is alike in pronunciation to Reiko, Richia and Ricka. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bekki, Kiki, Micki, Miki, Mikki, Nicki, Niki, Nikki, Rifka, Rivi, Rivka, Rivke, Vicki, Viki and Vikki. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rikki.

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