Richards vs Ricardo

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

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Richards

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Richards Ricardo
Current Rank Unranked #373
Total Births (all years) 119 146,456
Peak Year 1925 1998
Peak Year Births 11 3,044
Peak Decade 1930s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Richards Ricardo
1880s - 6
1890s - 7
1900s - 61
1910s 22 330
1920s 25 1,168
1930s 26 1,789
1940s 11 3,044
1950s 23 10,318
1960s 7 13,149
1970s - 17,657
1980s 5 23,089
1990s - 29,311
2000s - 27,190
2010s - 13,928
2020s - 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richards 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, 1912–1983.

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