Ric vs Ricardo

Side-by-side comparison of Ric and Ricardo - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ric

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Ric Ricardo
Current Rank Unranked #373
Total Births (all years) 1,270 146,456
Peak Year 1958 1998
Peak Year Births 55 3,044
Peak Decade 1950s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Ric Ricardo
1880s - 6
1890s - 7
1900s - 61
1910s - 330
1920s - 1,168
1930s - 1,789
1940s 114 3,044
1950s 386 10,318
1960s 329 13,149
1970s 151 17,657
1980s 166 23,089
1990s 87 29,311
2000s 29 27,190
2010s 8 13,928
2020s - 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ric Ricardo
2014 - 1,462
2015 - 1,340
2016 - 1,297
2017 - 1,168
2018 - 1,125
2019 - 1,018
2020 - 963
2021 - 946
2022 - 920
2023 - 876
2024 - 871
2025 - 833

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1942–2012.

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