US rank #12523 Boys' name Peak 1979 670 births

Recardo — #12523 US boys' name

670 babies named Recardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s551960s821970s1591980s1471990s1052000s762010s362020s5
#12523
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Recardo was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

25 babies were named Recardo in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Recardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 670 babies named Recardo between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Recardo currently holds the #12523 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Recardo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Recardo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Recardo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Recardo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 670 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Recardo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

670

Since 1943

82 years of records

Peak year

1979

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,523

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1943

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2024

Recardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1943

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
25
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Recardo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
159 births that decade — 24% of Recardo's all-time total
1940s51950s551960s821970s1591980s1471990s1052000s762010s362020s5

Recardo by state

Where Recardo concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Recardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
18 2.7%
Georgia share of Recardo's total US births 2.7%

18 of 670 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Recardo?
670 babies have been named Recardo since 1943. It currently ranks #12523 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 25 births.
When was Recardo most popular?
Recardo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Recardo most popular?
The top states for the name Recardo are Georgia (18 births).
How long has the name Recardo been used?
Recardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 82 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Recardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reco, Rece, Rector, Record, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1943–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.