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 #376

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Ricardo Richard
Current Rank #376 #232
Total Births (all years) 145,612 2,576,005
Peak Year 1998 1946
Peak Year Births 3,044 58,871
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ricardo Richard
1880ss 6 7,010
1890ss 7 7,572
1900ss 61 10,675
1910ss 330 74,603
1920ss 1,168 222,598
1930ss 1,789 330,501
1940ss 3,044 477,472
1950ss 10,317 535,453
1960ss 13,149 373,894
1970ss 17,660 202,808
1980ss 23,091 154,750
1990ss 29,308 94,874
2000ss 27,189 48,582
2010ss 13,924 26,737
2020ss 4,569 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricardo Richard
2014 1,462 2,887
2015 1,339 2,687
2016 1,297 2,523
2017 1,167 2,284
2018 1,125 2,137
2019 1,018 1,989
2020 963 1,826
2021 946 1,782
2022 920 1,684
2023 875 1,645
2024 865 1,539

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, 1888–2024.

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