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 #6840

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Riccardo Richard
Current Rank #6840 #232
Total Births (all years) 1,560 2,576,005
Peak Year 1979 1946
Peak Year Births 37 58,871
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Riccardo Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss 5 74,603
1920ss 7 222,598
1930ss 7 330,501
1940ss 40 477,472
1950ss 206 535,453
1960ss 244 373,894
1970ss 270 202,808
1980ss 258 154,750
1990ss 197 94,874
2000ss 132 48,582
2010ss 130 26,737
2020ss 64 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Riccardo Richard
2014 15 2,887
2015 10 2,687
2016 8 2,523
2017 11 2,284
2018 12 2,137
2019 14 1,989
2020 10 1,826
2021 12 1,782
2022 16 1,684
2023 14 1,645
2024 12 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, 1913–2024.

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