Richter vs Richard

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

Name A

Richter

Boy name · Rank #8110

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #232

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Metric Richter Richard
Current Rank #8110 #232
Total Births (all years) 65 2,576,005
Peak Year 2021 1946
Peak Year Births 10 58,871
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2007 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Richter Richard
1880ss — 7,010
1890ss — 7,572
1900ss — 10,675
1910ss — 74,603
1920ss — 222,598
1930ss — 330,501
1940ss — 477,472
1950ss — 535,453
1960ss — 373,894
1970ss — 202,808
1980ss — 154,750
1990ss — 94,874
2000ss 11 48,582
2010ss 20 26,737
2020ss 34 8,476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Richter Richard
2014 — 2,887
2015 6 2,687
2016 6 2,523
2017 8 2,284
2018 — 2,137
2019 — 1,989
2020 6 1,826
2021 10 1,782
2022 — 1,684
2023 8 1,645
2024 10 1,539

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, 2007–2024.

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