Richard vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Richard Ricardo
Current Rank #233 #373
Total Births (all years) 2,577,552 146,456
Peak Year 1946 1998
Peak Year Births 58,870 3,044
Peak Decade 1950s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Richard Ricardo
1880s 7,010 6
1890s 7,572 7
1900s 10,675 61
1910s 74,603 330
1920s 222,599 1,168
1930s 330,502 1,789
1940s 477,476 3,044
1950s 535,461 10,318
1960s 373,907 13,149
1970s 202,804 17,657
1980s 154,745 23,089
1990s 94,876 29,311
2000s 48,582 27,190
2010s 26,747 13,928
2020s 9,993 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richard Ricardo
2014 2,888 1,462
2015 2,688 1,340
2016 2,525 1,297
2017 2,286 1,168
2018 2,138 1,125
2019 1,990 1,018
2020 1,828 963
2021 1,783 946
2022 1,688 920
2023 1,645 876
2024 1,544 871
2025 1,505 833

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, 1880–2025.

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