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.

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Rice

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Rice Ricardo
Current Rank Unranked #373
Total Births (all years) 287 146,456
Peak Year 1919 1998
Peak Year Births 15 3,044
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Rice Ricardo
1880s 37 6
1890s 25 7
1900s 6 61
1910s 54 330
1920s 77 1,168
1930s 49 1,789
1940s 12 3,044
1950s 22 10,318
1960s - 13,149
1970s 5 17,657
1980s - 23,089
1990s - 29,311
2000s - 27,190
2010s - 13,928
2020s - 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rice Ricardo
2014 - 1,462
2015 - 1,340
2016 - 1,297
2017 - 1,168
2018 - 1,125
2019 - 1,018
2020 - 963
2021 - 946
2022 - 920
2023 - 876
2024 - 871
2025 - 833

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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