Rick vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Rick

Boy name · Rank #2928

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Rick Ricardo
Current Rank #2928 #373
Total Births (all years) 81,829 146,456
Peak Year 1958 1998
Peak Year Births 5,461 3,044
Peak Decade 1950s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Rick Ricardo
1880s - 6
1890s - 7
1900s - 61
1910s 6 330
1920s 121 1,168
1930s 269 1,789
1940s 5,972 3,044
1950s 34,371 10,318
1960s 25,717 13,149
1970s 6,155 17,657
1980s 4,257 23,089
1990s 2,566 29,311
2000s 1,336 27,190
2010s 790 13,928
2020s 269 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rick Ricardo
2014 88 1,462
2015 81 1,340
2016 66 1,297
2017 63 1,168
2018 80 1,125
2019 51 1,018
2020 53 963
2021 44 946
2022 46 920
2023 43 876
2024 43 871
2025 40 833

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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