The baby name Rikar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-kar (English: /ˈriːkɑr/; alternate: /ˈrɪkɑr/).
Rikar is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Rikar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-kar (English: /ˈriːkɑr/; alternate: /ˈrɪkɑr/).
Rikar is Germanic in Origin.
Rikar is a streamlined modern variant of the Germanic name Richard/Rikard, built from the elements rik- “ruler, power” and -hard “brave, strong,” yielding the sense “powerful ruler” or “brave leader.” The base name spread across Europe with the Normans and medieval dynasties, reinforced by figures such as Richard the Lionheart, so its descendants entered many languages and persisted in records from the Middle Ages to today.
Rikar appears in contemporary Nordic-influenced naming as a concise, international form, sometimes alongside regional standards. Related variants include Richard (English), Rikard and Rickard (Scandinavian), Rikhard (Finnish), Ríkardur (Faroese), Ríkharður (Icelandic), Ricard (Catalan/Occitan), Riccardo (Italian), Ricardo (Spanish/Portuguese), Ryszard (Polish), Ričardas (Lithuanian), Richárd (Hungarian), and Risteárd (Irish). Common short forms: Rik, Rick, Rich, Rico, and Finnish Riku.
Rikar is a rare name. There are only 81 recorded uses of it in our data, from 18 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Rikar is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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