Rice vs Richard

Side-by-side comparison of Rice and Richard - 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

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Rice Richard
Current Rank Unranked #233
Total Births (all years) 287 2,577,552
Peak Year 1919 1946
Peak Year Births 15 58,870
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rice Richard
1880s 37 7,010
1890s 25 7,572
1900s 6 10,675
1910s 54 74,603
1920s 77 222,599
1930s 49 330,502
1940s 12 477,476
1950s 22 535,461
1960s - 373,907
1970s 5 202,804
1980s - 154,745
1990s - 94,876
2000s - 48,582
2010s - 26,747
2020s - 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rice Richard
2014 - 2,888
2015 - 2,688
2016 - 2,525
2017 - 2,286
2018 - 2,138
2019 - 1,990
2020 - 1,828
2021 - 1,783
2022 - 1,688
2023 - 1,645
2024 - 1,544
2025 - 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, 1880–1972.

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