Ricks vs Ricardo

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

Name A

Ricks

Boy name

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Name B

Ricardo

Boy name · Rank #373

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Metric Ricks Ricardo
Current Rank Unranked #373
Total Births (all years) 5 146,456
Peak Year 1956 1998
Peak Year Births 5 3,044
Peak Decade 1950ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Ricks Ricardo
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 7
1900ss — 61
1910ss — 330
1920ss — 1,168
1930ss — 1,789
1940ss — 3,044
1950ss 5 10,318
1960ss — 13,149
1970ss — 17,657
1980ss — 23,089
1990ss — 29,311
2000ss — 27,190
2010ss — 13,928
2020ss — 5,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ricks Ricardo
2014 — 1,462
2015 — 1,340
2016 — 1,297
2017 — 1,168
2018 — 1,125
2019 — 1,018
2020 — 963
2021 — 946
2022 — 920
2023 — 876
2024 — 871
2025 — 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, 1956–1956.

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