Rice vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Rice

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #376

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Metric Rice Ricardo
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 287 145,612
Peak Year 1919 1998
Peak Year Births 15 3,044
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Rice Ricardo
1880ss 37 6
1890ss 25 7
1900ss 6 61
1910ss 54 330
1920ss 77 1,168
1930ss 49 1,789
1940ss 12 3,044
1950ss 22 10,317
1960ss — 13,149
1970ss 5 17,660
1980ss — 23,091
1990ss — 29,308
2000ss — 27,189
2010ss — 13,924
2020ss — 4,569

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rice Ricardo
2014 — 1,462
2015 — 1,339
2016 — 1,297
2017 — 1,167
2018 — 1,125
2019 — 1,018
2020 — 963
2021 — 946
2022 — 920
2023 — 875
2024 — 865

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, 1880–1972.

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