Richardson vs Richard

Side-by-side comparison of Richardson and Richard - 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

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Richardson Richard
Current Rank #6520 #233
Total Births (all years) 669 2,577,552
Peak Year 2000 1946
Peak Year Births 16 58,870
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richardson Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s 8 74,603
1920s 28 222,599
1930s 21 330,502
1940s 27 477,476
1950s 57 535,461
1960s 30 373,907
1970s 48 202,804
1980s 88 154,745
1990s 89 94,876
2000s 119 48,582
2010s 96 26,747
2020s 58 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richardson Richard
2014 9 2,888
2015 5 2,688
2016 14 2,525
2017 8 2,286
2018 7 2,138
2019 10 1,990
2020 - 1,828
2021 10 1,783
2022 11 1,688
2023 14 1,645
2024 13 1,544
2025 10 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, 1919–2025.

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