Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ricka isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ricka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 192 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ricka’s family of names
Ricka may belong to the same name family as RICCKA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Ricka, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ricki
“a powerful ruler”
6% boys · 94% girls
Rita
“daisy”
>99% girls
Risa
“one who laughs often”
>99% girls
Rea
Rea is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Roseanne
“resembling the graceful rose”
>99% girls
Marsha
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Nona
“the ninth-born child”
>99% girls
Rosetta
“horse” · “fame”
>99% girls