Richmond vs Richard

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

Name A

Richmond

Boy name · Rank #6477

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Richmond Richard
Current Rank #6477 #233
Total Births (all years) 4,305 2,577,552
Peak Year 1921 1946
Peak Year Births 73 58,870
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richmond Richard
1880s 98 7,010
1890s 116 7,572
1900s 123 10,675
1910s 394 74,603
1920s 533 222,599
1930s 390 330,502
1940s 397 477,476
1950s 403 535,461
1960s 322 373,907
1970s 334 202,804
1980s 276 154,745
1990s 339 94,876
2000s 245 48,582
2010s 230 26,747
2020s 105 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richmond Richard
2014 27 2,888
2015 24 2,688
2016 24 2,525
2017 23 2,286
2018 26 2,138
2019 20 1,990
2020 19 1,828
2021 28 1,783
2022 15 1,688
2023 13 1,645
2024 13 1,544
2025 17 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, 1880–2025.

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