Ricardo vs Richard

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

Name A

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Ricardo Richard
Current Rank #373 #233
Total Births (all years) 146,456 2,577,552
Peak Year 1998 1946
Peak Year Births 3,044 58,870
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ricardo Richard
1880s 6 7,010
1890s 7 7,572
1900s 61 10,675
1910s 330 74,603
1920s 1,168 222,599
1930s 1,789 330,502
1940s 3,044 477,476
1950s 10,318 535,461
1960s 13,149 373,907
1970s 17,657 202,804
1980s 23,089 154,745
1990s 29,311 94,876
2000s 27,190 48,582
2010s 13,928 26,747
2020s 5,409 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricardo Richard
2014 1,462 2,888
2015 1,340 2,688
2016 1,297 2,525
2017 1,168 2,286
2018 1,125 2,138
2019 1,018 1,990
2020 963 1,828
2021 946 1,783
2022 920 1,688
2023 876 1,645
2024 871 1,544
2025 833 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, 1888–2025.

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