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Riku
Riku (りく) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 陸, 陸 land. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2006.
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Ways to write Riku
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
陸
陸land
Boy, best No. 1 (1997–2024)凌久
凌to endure, surpass久long time
Boy, best No. 37 (2021–2024)莉玖
莉jasmine玖black jade, nine
Boy, best No. 59 (2004–2009)理玖
理reason, logic玖black jade, nine
Boy, best No. 65 (2014–2025)璃空
璃lapis lazuli, glass空sky
Boy, best No. 72 (2008–2013)凌空
凌to endure, surpass空sky
Boy, best No. 77 (2022)琉空
琉lapis lazuli, gem空sky
Boy, best No. 90 (2013)吏玖
吏official玖black jade, nine
Boy, best No. 100 (2010)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Riku appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
利久benefit + long timeGirl
吏紅official + crimsonGirl
李紅plum + crimsonGirl
梨久pear + long timeGirl
梨玖pear + black jadeGirl
梨空pear + skyBoy
梨紅pear + crimsonGirl
理久reason + long timeGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Riku has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2006, at No. 1.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 7 |
| 2024 | No. 3 |
| 2023 | No. 4 |
| 2022 | No. 3 |
| 2021 | No. 3 |
| 2020 | No. 10 |
| 2019 | No. 5 |
| 2018 | No. 6 |
| 2017 | No. 5 |
| 2016 | No. 6 |
| 2015 | No. 6 |
| 2014 | No. 5 |
| 2013 | No. 7 |
| 2012 | No. 10 |
| 2011 | No. 16 |
| 2010 | No. 8 |
| 2009 | No. 5 |
| 2008 | No. 6 |
| 2007 | No. 6 |
| 2006 | No. 5 |
| 2005 | No. 12 |
| 2004 | No. 10 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Riku
Riku Matsuda 松田 陸Japanese association football player (born 1991)
Riku Handa 陸Japanese association football player
Riku Tanaka 田中 陸Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.