Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Riko 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 196
- 88 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 355 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.
Riko’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Riko is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 吏子. In Japanese usage, Riko is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 李香. In Japanese usage, Riko is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 梨心.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Riko
- Riko UekiJapanese association football playerborn 1999
- Rico SasakiJapanese voice actressborn 1997
- Riko NarumiJapanese actress (1992-)
- Ai YoshikawaJapanese actressborn 1999
- Riko YoshidaJapanese association football playerborn 2002
- Riko FukumotoJapanese actress (2000-)
- Riko GunjiJapanese badminton playerborn 2002
- Riko SawayanagiJapanese tennis playerborn 1994
- Riko KorieJapanese illustrator and mangaka
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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