Richardson vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Richardson

Boy name · Rank #6520

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Richardson Ricardo
Current Rank #6520 #373
Total Births (all years) 669 146,456
Peak Year 2000 1998
Peak Year Births 16 3,044
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Richardson Ricardo
1880s - 6
1890s - 7
1900s - 61
1910s 8 330
1920s 28 1,168
1930s 21 1,789
1940s 27 3,044
1950s 57 10,318
1960s 30 13,149
1970s 48 17,657
1980s 88 23,089
1990s 89 29,311
2000s 119 27,190
2010s 96 13,928
2020s 58 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richardson Ricardo
2014 9 1,462
2015 5 1,340
2016 14 1,297
2017 8 1,168
2018 7 1,125
2019 10 1,018
2020 - 963
2021 10 946
2022 11 920
2023 14 876
2024 13 871
2025 10 833

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, 1919–2025.

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