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A given name in Danish, Finnish and 1 more
Language contexts for this entry: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
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01 / Meaning & origin
Rikke is a feminine given name documented in Danish, Finnish and Norwegian. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
Short form of Frederikke, the feminine form of Frederik, and less often of other female names ending in -rikke.
Short form of Frederikke, Ulrikke and Henrikke.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 1966: 11 girls (rank 3959).
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Rikke
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 4 | 358 | observed |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | 4 | 399 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 6 | 358 | observed |
| 1955 | 6 | 370 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 11 | 275 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 10 | 292 | observed |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | 8 | 329 | observed |
| 1963 | 4 | 489 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 6 | 438 | observed |
| 1966 | 12 | 287 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 377 | observed |
| 1968 | 11 | 319 | observed |
| 1969 | 11 | 312 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 268 | observed |
| 1971 | 15 | 270 | observed |
| 1972 | 34 | 163 | observed |
| 1973 | 22 | 212 | observed |
| 1974 | 34 | 168 | observed |
| 1975 | 24 | 201 | observed |
| 1976 | 28 | 185 | observed |
| 1977 | 24 | 200 | observed |
| 1978 | 23 | 212 | observed |
| 1979 | 19 | 242 | observed |
| 1980 | 21 | 231 | observed |
| 1981 | 23 | 214 | observed |
| 1982 | 30 | 185 | observed |
| 1983 | 25 | 206 | observed |
| 1984 | 25 | 204 | observed |
| 1985 | 42 | 154 | observed |
| 1986 | 35 | 182 | observed |
| 1987 | 51 | 133 | observed |
| 1988 | 64 | 115 | observed |
| 1989 | 69 | 112 | observed |
| 1990 | 73 | 113 | observed |
| 1991 | 79 | 104 | observed |
| 1992 | 78 | 110 | observed |
| 1993 | 80 | 107 | observed |
| 1994 | 100 | 85 | observed |
| 1995 | 114 | 78 | observed |
| 1996 | 125 | 60 | observed |
| 1997 | 119 | 60 | observed |
| 1998 | 126 | 57 | observed |
| 1999 | 120 | 60 | observed |
| 2000 | 92 | 75 | observed |
| 2001 | 95 | 73 | observed |
| 2002 | 82 | 78 | observed |
| 2003 | 87 | 71 | observed |
| 2004 | 82 | 80 | observed |
| 2005 | 54 | 119 | observed |
| 2006 | 72 | 94 | observed |
| 2007 | 48 | 132 | observed |
| 2008 | 49 | 129 | observed |
| 2009 | 49 | 141 | observed |
| 2010 | 68 | 102 | observed |
| 2011 | 52 | 124 | observed |
| 2012 | 47 | 148 | observed |
| 2013 | 43 | 140 | observed |
| 2014 | 44 | 143 | observed |
| 2015 | 35 | 169 | observed |
| 2016 | 34 | 171 | observed |
| 2017 | 24 | 211 | observed |
| 2018 | 30 | 173 | observed |
| 2019 | 32 | 157 | observed |
| 2020 | 40 | 125 | observed |
| 2021 | 32 | 141 | observed |
| 2022 | 29 | 164 | observed |
| 2023 | 53 | 105 | observed |
| 2024 | 32 | 149 | observed |
| 2025 | 28 | 171 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Rikke” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Denmark — grouped top baby names, 1985–2025
Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) · Statistics Denmark attribution terms (commercial and non-commercial reuse permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
