Richer vs Richard

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

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Richer

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Richer Richard
Current Rank Unranked #233
Total Births (all years) 20 2,577,552
Peak Year 1998 1946
Peak Year Births 8 58,870
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richer Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s - 74,603
1920s - 222,599
1930s - 330,502
1940s - 477,476
1950s - 535,461
1960s - 373,907
1970s - 202,804
1980s - 154,745
1990s 20 94,876
2000s - 48,582
2010s - 26,747
2020s - 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richer 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, 1994–1999.

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