Riccardo vs Richard

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

Name A

Riccardo

Boy name · Rank #6863

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Riccardo Richard
Current Rank #6863 #233
Total Births (all years) 1,576 2,577,552
Peak Year 1979 1946
Peak Year Births 37 58,870
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Riccardo Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s 5 74,603
1920s 7 222,599
1930s 7 330,502
1940s 40 477,476
1950s 206 535,461
1960s 244 373,907
1970s 270 202,804
1980s 258 154,745
1990s 197 94,876
2000s 132 48,582
2010s 130 26,747
2020s 80 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Riccardo Richard
2014 15 2,888
2015 10 2,688
2016 8 2,525
2017 11 2,286
2018 12 2,138
2019 14 1,990
2020 10 1,828
2021 12 1,783
2022 16 1,688
2023 14 1,645
2024 12 1,544
2025 16 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, 1913–2025.

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