Ricarda vs Richard

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

Name A

Ricarda

Girl name

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Ricarda Richard
Current Rank Unranked #233
Total Births (all years) 738 2,577,552
Peak Year 1954 1946
Peak Year Births 24 58,870
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ricarda Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s 54 74,603
1920s 118 222,599
1930s 74 330,502
1940s 101 477,476
1950s 146 535,461
1960s 84 373,907
1970s 70 202,804
1980s 60 154,745
1990s 26 94,876
2000s 5 48,582
2010s - 26,747
2020s - 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricarda Richard
2014 - 2,888
2015 - 2,688
2016 - 2,525
2017 - 2,286
2018 - 2,138
2019 - 1,990
2020 - 1,828
2021 - 1,783
2022 - 1,688
2023 - 1,645
2024 - 1,544
2025 - 1,505

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, 1910–2002.

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