Rikki
Meaning
modern nickname-style respelling of Ricky/Erica
Rikki in song
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan (1974)
Steely Dan's biggest hit, a smooth jazz-pop nudge to hold onto a phone number, built on an intro riff so close to Horace Silver's Song for My Father that listeners have argued about it ever since.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rikki peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Rikki
Most people given the name Rikki in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Rikki you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Rikki deep dive
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